During the last quarter of the nineteenth century,Southern agriculture
A)saw a significant diversification of its crops.
B)saw a decline in absentee ownership of farmland.
C)regained the profitability it had prior to the Civil War.
D)saw a deceleration of the processes begun in the postwar years.
E)saw the great majority of farmers living under the tenant system.

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The passage states that "the great majority of farmers" were living under the tenant system during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. This indicates that most farmers were not landowners and were instead renting land, making option E the correct choice. The passage does not mention significant diversification of crops (A), a decline in absentee ownership (B), or the regaining of pre-war profitability (C). It does mention a deceleration of processes begun in the postwar years, but this does not provide enough information to determine if option D is correct.

During the Last Quarter of the Nineteenth Century,Southern Agriculture