Question

While the northern United States began to focus on industry in the early 1800s, the South remained mainly
• agricultural
• artisan
O focused on factory work
• unfocused

Answer 1

While the northern United States began to focus on industry in the early 1800s, the South remained mainly **agricultural**. The Southern economy was heavily dependent on agriculture, particularly the cultivation of cash crops like cotton, tobacco, and sugar, which relied on the labor of enslaved people.