Which of the following statements best describes the information shown on the map (Agriculture in the South, 1860)? A. the territories and several states in the midwest produced no crops in 1860. B. the southern-most states relied most heavily on one crop. C. louisiana held a monopoly on the sugar industry in 1860. D. most states in the south had at least two crops on which their economy relied.

Answer 1

The statement that best describes the information shown on the map (Agriculture in the South, 1860) is likely B. the southern-most states relied most heavily on one crop. This reflects the historical context of the antebellum South, where many southern states primarily depended on a single cash crop, such as cotton or sugar, for their economic stability.