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In the years between the Civil War and 1900, the South

SAT · US History · previous-year question

  1. A.developed an extensive railroad network.
  2. B.remained primarily agricultural with a few pockets of industry.
  3. C.became economically independent from the rest of the United States.
  4. D.encouraged higher tariffs to prevent foreign cotton from coming into the country.
  5. E.experienced the same economic progress as did the North.

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