Causes Of Northern Industrialization
Which of the following best explains why the North focused on industrialization rather than cash-crop agriculture during the antebellum era?
A
Historians have not reached a consensus regarding the primary reasons for the North's shift toward industrialization.
B
A combination of climate advantages in the South and the expansion of large-scale farming in the West prompted the North to develop a commercial and industrial economy rather than rely on agriculture.
C
The North's refusal to utilize enslaved labor greatly decreased its agricultural workforce, prompting a shift toward industrialization.
D
Because industrialization was more profitable than agriculture, the North intentionally shifted to industry despite having an equal capacity for agricultural production.