C) More middle-class families could afford to purchase their own homes
Answer:
The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 caused seven southern states to secede and form the Confederate States of America; four more states soon joined them. The War Between the States, as the Civil War was also known, ended in Confederate surrender in 1865.
Explanation:
B. Herding was important in the grasslands where the tough grass roots made farming difficult.
C. Farmers and herders helped each other by trading goods.
D. Early farmers invented a simple spade and hoe to make their work easier
