Which of the following was a consequence of the Chesapeake's conversion to grain cultivation after 1745?
a. The region experienced a prolonged depression due to falling grain prices.
b. Port towns emerged in which merchants marketed wheat and corn.
c. Tobacco production plummeted, and corn became the region's largest export.
d. It took the lead among colonial regions in the production of foodstuffs for the European market.
b
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