What is the main idea of this excerpt? "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

What is the main idea of this excerpt? "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

Answer 1

The main idea of this excerpt is that despite being rich in resources, the South did not fully benefit from its own resources and relied on other regions to provide materials even for basic tasks such as a funeral.

Answer 2

What is the main idea of this excerpt? 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. Because agriculture was so profitable, the South chose not to make use of its other natural resources. Even though the South had resources it could tap, it relied heavily on the North.

Answer 3

The main idea of this excerpt is that the South's reliance on the North for its manufactured goods and resources helped to enrich the North, while the South neglected to make use of its own natural resources, focusing primarily on agriculture for profit.

Answer 4

Which one is the answer

Answer 5

The main idea of the excerpt is: By not purchasing products from its own manufacturers, the South helped enrich the North.

Answer 6

I apologize for the confusion. The main idea of the excerpt is that despite having abundant resources, the South relied heavily on the North for its manufactured goods instead of making use of its own natural resources.