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" The grave [ in the south ] was dug through solid marble, but the marble headstone came from Vermont. It was in a pine wilderness but the pine coffin came from Cincinnati. An iron mountain overshadowed it but the coffin nails and the screws and the shovel came from Pittsburgh. . . . A hickory grove grew nearby, but the pick and shovel handles came from New York . . . That country, so rich in undeveloped resources, furnished nothing for the funeral except the corpse and the hole in the ground."
- Henry Grady, Speech to the Bay Street Club, Boston, 1889

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3. What is the main idea of this excerpt?

A.) By not purchasing products from its own manufactures, the South helped enrich the North.

B.) Even thought the South had resources it could tap, it relied heavily on the North.

C.) All the materials for a southern burial could only be gotten from the North.

D.) because agriculture was so profitable, the South chose not to make use of its other natural resources.

Answer 1

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B) Even though the South had resources it could tap, it relied heavily on the North.

Answer 2

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The main idea of this excerpt is B.) Even though the South had resources it could tap, it relied heavily on the North. The passage describes how various materials used in a southern burial, such as the marble headstone, pine coffin, iron nails, screws, and shovel, and hickory pick and shovel handles, were all sourced from Northern states like Vermont, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and New York. This suggests that the South was dependent on the North for these materials instead of utilizing its own resources.