Question

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How was the development of the phosphate industry different in South Carolina than in the rest of the country? (Answer choices in the pic)

Answer 1

South Carolina had an abundance of phosphate deposits and became a world leader in the industry: other areas of the country had other mineral resources, which they developed.

Answer 2

The right answer is:

South Carolina had an abundance of phosphate deposits and became a world leader in the industry: other areas of the country had other mineral resources, which they developed.

Explanation:

Phosphate mining in the US begins in 1868 in coastal South Carolina in a large-scale. Access to river transport and proximity to a port, Charleston, encouraged exports, South Carolina was producing half the world's phosphate by 1885.