The absence of businesses engaged in manufacturing and finance prior to the Civil War in the Southern states is mainly because of
Question options:

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

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

C) the dependence on cotton farming in the South.

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

Respuesta :

The answer is C. As it is well known to many, south was largely reliant on cotton farms to sustain themselves. This was largely due to their vast amount of slaves. The slaves produced large amounts of cotton for cheap almost no cost. Do remember, they are asking prior to the civil war. After the war, the slaves were mostly freed and the fertile land in most of the South was pillaged and destroyed.

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