Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a.
In the South before the Civil War, most people lived on small family farms.
b.
In the South before the Civil War, about 1 in 4 families owned salves.
c.
In the South before the Civil War, most states had massive debt and inflation.
d.
In the South before the Civil War, there were very few factories.

D

Explanation:

d.

In the South before the Civil War, there were very few factories.

D) In the South before the Civil War, there were very few factories.

Explanation: Southern cities were small because they failed to develop diversified economies. Unlike the cities of the North, southern cities rarely became processing or finishing centers and southern ports rarely engaged in international trade. Their primary functions were to market and transport cotton or other agricultural crops, supply local planters and farmers with such necessities as agricultural implements, and produce the small number of manufactured goods, such as cotton gins, needed by farmers.

i believe the answer is c

your answer would be (b)