Which answer best describes the south in the early 1800s?

a. wheat and corn

b. factories and farms

c. railroads and toll roads

d. plantations and slavery

Option D Plantations and slavery.

Explanation:

Some history books had small farms and big plantations.

They grew cotton, corn, sugar and rice too and most slaves lives in big plantations.  

This time was characterized by a high geographical mobility and a desire to make the west into a slave society.  

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