Between 1815 and 1860, southern production of cotton
A) represented more than half of all American exports.
B) harmed the interests of northern merchants and western farmers.
C) contributed to a steady decline in the region's per capita income.
D) surpassed the corn crop in terms of total acreage.
Answer: A
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A) used political discontent to demand internal reforms. B) opposed revolutionary agitation against England. C) feared political protests might provoke retaliation by powerful merchants. D) degenerated into radical and unruly mobs.
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