Given that wealthy white Southerners enjoyed such entertainment as jousting and settled matters of honor with dueling, what seems to have been one major difference between Southern and Northern cultures?
A) Southerners enjoyed much leisure time, as Northerners were focusing more of their efforts on work.
B) The South was a violent place, whereas the North was not.
C) The South was dominated by an elite class, whereas there was more equality between classes in the North.
D) As industrialization progressed in the North, Southerners were looking to the past.
E) The rule of law had a firmer hold on Northern than on Southern society.
D
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