Which of the Following Is NOT True of the South

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true of the South and its economy in the period from 1800 to 1860?

A) Southern cities, like New Orleans and Baltimore, lay mainly on the periphery of the South.
B) The South produced nearly two-fifths of the nation's manufactured goods, especially cotton textiles.
C) Slavery helped to discourage the immigration of white workers to the South, with such notable exceptions as New Orleans.
D) Slavery proved very profitable for most slave owners.
E) Southern banks existed mainly to finance plantations.