Question

3. Which of the following best describes the Southern economy of the early 1800s?

A) agriculture-based with few cities and factories
B) depended on cheap European immigrant labor
C) many large cities with numerous factories and banks
D) more people and railroad lines than in the North

Answer 1

The answer is A, Cotten was a major cash crop and relied on the work of slaves which was at the time more important than growing business