"<span>C) Most women and children lacked the opportunities available to adult men" would be the best option, since it was not until 1920 that women attained the right to vote in the US on a national basis. </span>
He said that Edward had promised him the throne when visiting France in 1051. He even said his claim had been accepted by Harold Godwinson in 1064, when Harold had been blown onto the Norman shore by a storm. So William invaded England<span> to become King and claim the throne from Harold.</span>
Abraham Lincoln winning the President contributed most to the Civil War. After he won the election, southerners were scared that Lincoln would try to get rid of slavery and change their traditions. Once Abe Lincoln was elected, states started to secede (like South Carolina) from the Union just a couple months later. This secession ultimately lead to the confrontation at Fort Sumter, leading to the start of the Civil War.
The southern economy remained largely agricultural mainly due to agriculture's importance to the colonies as a trade export (especially cotton, tobacco, and other cash crops).