Manufacturing in the antebellum South was
A) discouraged by the lack of raw materials.
B) impossible because of the shortage of water power.
C) virtually non-existent because of the lack of northern investment.
D) developing on a small scale, but was discouraged by the temper of southern society.

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Manufacturing in the antebellum South was indeed developing on a small scale, but it was largely discouraged by the prevailing social and economic attitudes of Southern society, which favored agriculture and specifically the plantation system centered around slave labor. This focus on agriculture over industry meant that there was less investment and interest in developing manufacturing.

Manufacturing in the Antebellum South Was