"We want no manufacturers; we desire no trading, no mechanical or manufacturing classes. As long as we have rice, or sugar, our tobacco and our cotton, we can command wealth to purchase all we want."

Question

As stated by a Texas politician in this passage, some Southerners opposed industry there. Why?
A. Southerners did not want to compete with the North.
B. Southerners' money could be invested more profitably in other ways.
C. Agriculture was already very profitable
D. The factories in England already supplied all the needs of the South.
Is the answer C?

Answer 1

Correct