Hello there,
Individual wealth is not taken into account, so it's a poor indication of prosperity in general. They are doing this to measure quality.
Hope this helps.
~Jurgen
I believe the answer is D. Hope this helped!
Hundreds of thousands died of disease. Roughly 2% of the population, an estimated 620,000 men, lost their lives in the line of duty. Taken as a percentage of today's population, the toll would have risen as high as 6 million souls. The human cost of the Civil War was beyond anybody's expectations.
<span>The most logical answer would be cotton. With Texas as such a large state and having such a large ability to produce such a plant, this would add such a glut to the cotton market that it would drive down overall prices significantly.</span>
