What was a consequence of the mid-nineteenth-century South's lack of economic diversity?
A) Newly arrived European immigrants tended to settle in the North.
B) The South was dependent on the North for food products.
C) Southern legislatures could not create banking systems.
D) Southern governments increased the income tax.

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The lack of economic diversity in the mid-nineteenth-century South made it less attractive for newly arrived European immigrants to settle there, resulting in a significant portion of them settling in the North where there were more job opportunities in different industries.

What Was a Consequence of the Mid-Nineteenth-Century South's Lack of Economic