Why were many congressional leaders unwilling to consider breaking up plantations and distributing plots for independent farms to freed slaves?
a. The leaders did not think slaves were capable of farming their own land.
b. They hoped to restore cotton cultivation and the export of American cotton.
c. Most congressional representatives wanted to see the Industrial Revolution transform the South.
d. Freed slaves had expressed their desire to work in occupations other than farming.
b. They hoped to restore cotton cultivation and the export of American cotton.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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