USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The economy of the north was based on ____
A
manufacturing
B
agriculture
C
capitalism
D
tourism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The northern economy relied on manufacturing and the agricultural southern economy depended on the production of cotton. The desire of southerners for unpaid workers to pick the valuable cotton strengthened their need for slavery.

Detailed explanation-2: -A manufactur-ing economy is driven by the mass production of products [4], whereas a service economy is based on knowledge-intensive industries and services in economic production, well-educated workers in the occupational market, and innovating firms in business [5].

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