Which of the Following Explains the Slower Economic Growth in the South

question 143

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explains the slower economic growth in the South compared to other regions of the country?

• A)Much of the South's capital,public and private,was destroyed in the Civil War.
• B)The transcontinental railroads that were completed in the 1860s,1870s,and 1880s all bypassed the South.
• C)The South remained an agricultural region after the Civil War instead of immediately becoming a higher productivity manufacturing region.
• D)All of the choices are true.

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