Question

The relative absence of enterprises engaged in manufacturing and finance prior to the Civil War in the Southern states is MOST LIKELY due to

A) the dependence on cotton farming in the South.

B) the lack of cities with high populations in the South.

C) the South's refusal to use technology developed in the Industrial Revolution.

D) the South's inability to raise financial capital to engage in manufacturing activities.

Answer 1

The answer is

A) the dependence on cotton farming in the South

Answer 2

The answer I choose is A