Cotton became important to the prosperity of the North as well as the South because
a. about two-thirds of the southern cotton crop was sold to New England textile mills.
b. northern merchants handled the shipping of southern cotton.
c. cotton accounted for about half the value of all United States exports after 1840.
d. northern farmers profited from selling their foodstuffs to feed southern slaves.
e. northern investors controlled the cotton futures markets.
b, c
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A) female abolitionists' recognition that, like the slaves, they were born into the caste system which destined them for menial roles in society. B) model of the successful women's rights movement in England which had already succeeded in winning the vote for women. C) increasing number of professional opportunities for college-educated women. D) female abolitionists' recognition that the discrimination they faced was unlike the oppression slaves experienced.
Until about 1830, most western settlers were southerners who settled near the tributaries of the Ohio-Mississippi River system
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What is meant by the “nationalization of civil rights,” and how did this process come about?
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
Why was the phrase "under God" added to the Pledge of Allegiance in the 1950s?
A) in an attempt to define secular Americans as unpatriotic B) to emphasize the atheism of communism C) to encourage other western nations to do the same D) to improve relations with the Vatican