Question

question 9 of 10
why did the south fall behind the north in terms of progress?

a. women could not vote in the south but could in the north.

b. the north treated african americans with full equality.

c. people in the south did not believe in progress.

d. southern society was traditional and based on farming.

Explanation:

• Option A: Women's voting rights weren't a primary factor in the South's progress lag; voting rights for women were limited in most of the US during this period (pre - 19th Amendment), so this is incorrect.
• Option B: The North did not treat African Americans with full equality. There was still discrimination, segregation, and limited rights for African Americans in the North, so this is wrong.
• Option C: There's no evidence that people in the South did not believe in progress. This is a baseless claim.
• Option D: Southern society was traditional, with an economy heavily based on farming (especially plantation - based agriculture with slave labor before the Civil War and sharecropping after). The North had a more industrialized economy, which led to more progress in terms of infrastructure, technology, and economic development. So this option is correct.

Answer:

D. Southern society was traditional and based on farming.