By the 1880s, what had happened to most southern farmers?
A) They were the wealthiest, most stable members of southern society.
B) They specialized in growing cash crops such as cotton and tobacco and therefore were particularly vulnerable to the fluctuations of commercial agriculture.
C) They had left the land to become industrial workers because western competition drove southern farms out of business.
D) They had sold their land to northern speculators.
E) They were self-sufficient because they reverted to subsistence farming.
Question 2
Which of the following was the result of the rapid industrial development of the United States between 1860 and 1900?
A) increased demand for and the importance of skilled artisans.
B) an economy dominated by enormous corporations.
C) the near extinction of small, specialized companies.
D) reduced use of women and child laborers in mines and mills.
E) marginalization of the richest 5 of the American population.
Female Southern Pochard
Approximately 40 percent of farmers in the United States are 55 years old or older
Modern machinery has helped farmers increase yields