Which of the following was NOT true of the South and its economy in the period from 1800 to 1860?
a) Slavery proved very profitable for most slave owners.
b) Southern banks existed mainly to finance plantations.
c) The South produced nearly two-fifths of the nation's manufactured goods, especially cotton textiles.
d) Slavery helped to discourage the immigration of white workers to the South, with notable exceptions such as New Orleans.
Answer: C
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APUSH Chapter 12
- In his 1961 farewell address, President Eisenhower warned Americans about:
- In 1954, the Supreme Court case known as Brown v. Board of Education:
- Challenges to the mass conformity of the 1950s came from:
- President Eisenhower used the CIA to overthrow which Middle Eastern government in the early 1950s, in large part because this government attempted to nationalize British-owned oil fields?
- New conservatives trusted government to:
- During the 1950s, Americans:
- After World War II, the automobile:
- During the 1950s, television:
- After World War II, suburban growth:
- Between 1946 and 1960, the American gross national product:
- In "Who Is Loyal to America?" Henry Steele Commager:
- Joseph McCarthy:
- What reason did the Hollywood Ten give for not cooperating with the HUAC hearings under McCarthyism?
- Who did the States' Rights Party nominate for president in 1948?
- Which civil rights measure was passed into law during Truman's administration?
- All of the following statements are true of Truman's Fair Deal EXCEPT:
- To wage the cultural Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Defense Department:
- Which statement about the Korean conflict is FALSE?
- All of the following are enactments of the policy of containment EXCEPT:
- According to the policy of containment, as laid out by George Kennan, the:
- Which group welcomed black members and advocated the passage of anti lynching legislation and the return of voting rights to southern blacks?
- Under New Deal reform, African-Americans:
- The Social Security Act of 1935:
- The Second New Deal:
- Which statement best describes Huey Long, Upton Sinclair, and Dr. Francis Townsend?