To gain support for the revolutionaries. The story was exaggerated, but the American people bought it. It was used as a recruitment/propaganda campaign to turn as many people against the British occupation as possible.
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Explanation:
On January 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the Union to protect the foundation of its wealth and power—slavery. In doing so, it helped propel the United States into four long years of civil war.
The correct answer is C. There were not many banks to finance businesses.
In 1860 the South was still predominantly agricultural, highly dependent upon the sale of staples to a world market. By 1815, cotton was the most valuable export in the United States, by 1840 it was worth more than all other exports combined. But while the southern states produced 2/3 of the world’s supply of cotton, the South had little manufacturing capability, about 20% of the railroad tracks, but only 13% of the nation’s banks.
