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krzymel

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In response to Southern restrictions on the export of cotton in 1861 and 1862,
 a. Britain was forced to give financial aid to the Confederate government due to its dependence on Southern cotton.
  b. Britain provided a naval blockade protecting ships carrying Southern cotton.
  c. the price of Southern cotton soared, allowing Southern planters to earn substantial profits.
  d. Britain relied on alternate sources of supply to meet its cotton demand.

Question 2

During the second half of the nineteenth century and first half of the twentieth century, per capita incomes on the West Coast of the US were ___ than the national average, and per capita incomes in the South were ___ than the national average.
 a. lower, higher.
  b. higher, lower.
  c. lower, lower.
  d. higher, higher.



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Answer to Question 1

d. Britain relied on alternate sources of supply to meet its cotton demand.

Answer to Question 2

b. higher, lower.



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