On the eve of the Civil War, the South produced less than ________ of the total manufactured goods in the United States.
A) 15 percent
B) 30 percent
C) 40 percent
D) 50 percent

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On the eve of the Civil War, the South produced less than 15 percent of the total manufactured goods in the United States, reflecting its economy's heavy reliance on agriculture and slave labor, in contrast to the more industrialized North.

On the Eve of the Civil War, the South Produced