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How did corporations help to spread industrialization in the North?

A
allowed investors to build factories that hired many workers and used new technologies
B
forced investors to focus their efforts on keeping their personal property
C
discouraged investors from building factories in the South
D
contributed to the hiring of more skilled American laborers
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Choose the right words to complete the sentence.The cotton gin the demand for cotton.The growth of the cotton industry the demand for enslaved labor.

A
increased
B
decreased
C
maintained
D
increased
E
decreased
F
maintained
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This image is from an envelope in the mid-1800s. Study it, and then answer the question. What does it say about cotton?

A
It ruled the US economy.
B
It ruled factory production.
C
It ruled the Southern economy.
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How many white Southerners owned enslaved persons in 1830?

A
100%
B
75%
C
50%
D
25%
5

How many white Southerners defended slavery?

A
all
B
most
C
few
D
none
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How did slavery support the class structure in the South?

A
Slaveholders benefited their enslaved workers.
B
Slaveholders treated their enslaved workers like family.
C
Slaveholders worked hard alongside their enslaved workers.
D
Slaveholders enjoyed a privileged lifestyle because of slavery.

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