Which of the following statements best characterizes the economy of the Chesapeake area?

A) Cotton was the staple crop of the Chesapeake area.
B) Several sizeable cities developed in the Chesapeake area by the 1700s.
C) Developed industries formed the backbone of the economic structure in the Chesapeake area.
D) Farmers in the Chesapeake area remained tied to tobacco and failed to diversify.
E) The Chesapeake area developed a diverse and highly complicated economy because of immigration.


D

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