Author Question: Why was it difficult to use advanced technology on cotton crops? A) Masters in the South could ... (Read 32 times)

Yolanda · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

Why was it difficult to use advanced technology on cotton crops?

A) Masters in the South could not afford it.
B) Cotton ripened at varying times, and machines could not predict the timing.
C) Masters wanted to keep their slaves busy, so they avoided the use of any time-saving equipment.
D) African-American slaves refused to use machines to process cotton.

Question 2

Higher education for women in the antebellum period was

A) unavailable. B) available but discouraged by parents.
C) available but with limitations. D) a fact of life for most women.