“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 underdeveloped resources, furnished nothing for the funeral except the corpse and the hole in the ground.”

Question

“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 underdeveloped 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

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

What is the main idea of this excerpt?
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Responses

By not purchasing products from its own manufacturers, the South helped enrich the North.
By not purchasing products from its own manufacturers, the South helped enrich the North.
Even though the South had resources it could tap, it relied heavily on the North.
Even though the South had resources it could tap, it relied heavily on the North.
All the materials for a Southern burial could only be gotten from the North.
All the materials for a Southern burial could only be gotten from the North.
Because agriculture was so profitable, the South chose not to make use of its other natural resources.

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Which statement most accurately reflects how the Industrial Revolution impacted the use of natural resources? Select all that apply

(1 point)
Responses

The invention of the steam engine put an increased demand on the production of coal.
The invention of the steam engine put an increased demand on the production of coal.
The production of renewable resources increased as demand for steam power increased.
The production of renewable resources increased as demand for steam power increased.
The production of nonrenewable resources increased as demand for new supplies increased.
The production of nonrenewable resources increased as demand for new supplies increased.
The scarcity of nonrenewable resources resulted in the increased emphasis on renewable resources.

Answer 3

The invention of the steam engine put an increased demand on the production of coal.

The production of nonrenewable resources increased as demand for new supplies increased.