Which of the following is a reason why the south had fewer towns than the north?
a. many in the south felt that towns hindered an agricultural economy.
b. many in the south felt that towns squandered tax money.
c. plantations were extremely self-sufficient, so the need to purchase goods from towns was less strong.
d. plantations were so large there was a shortage of land to build towns upon.

its main object was the establishment of "settlement houses" in poor urban areas, in which volunteer middle-class "settlement workers" would live, hoping to share knowledge and culture with, and alleviate the poverty of, their low-income neighbors.

explanation:

an oligopoly is a term used to clarify the structure of a particular market, industry, or organization. a market is considered oligopolistic or amazingly focused when it is shared between a few companies.