Prior to 1860, the center of economic power in the South Select one: a. was in Charleston, South Carolina b. remained, as it had
been, primarily within the upper South. c. remained, as it had been, primarily within the lower South. d. shifted from the lower South to the upper South. e. shifted from the upper South to the lower South.
Prior to 1860, the center of economic power in the South shifted from the upper south to the lower south.
e. is a correct option.
The major reason behind this shift of economic power was that the demand of cotton was increasing during the mid nineteenth century and it was grown in the lower south. However the upper south kept on cultivating tobacco which was not in demand those days.
