In the South during the last twenty years of the nineteenth century,
A. most industrial growth came from coal mining.
B. the average income reached 80 percent of that in the North.
C. southerners became more dependent on agriculture than ever.
D. textile manufacturing increased ninefold.
E. per capita income fell sharply.
Answer: D
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