How did large cotton planters lower their transportation costs?
a. by owning cotton fields all over the South, thus lowering local transportation costs
b. by monopolizing land along the rivers, the South's natural transportation arteries
c. by owning and operating big railroad companies for overland transport
d. by operating steamboats rather than barges
Answer: b. by monopolizing land along the rivers, the South's natural transportation arteries
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