Manufacturing in the Old South lagged behind that in the North because:
A. black labor was incompatible with industry
B. White leaders in the South were more concerned with prestige than profits
C. The south lacked important natural resources
D. Cotton was a more profitable investment

The resolve of whites to maintain the institution of slavery:
A. led many southerners to try to oppose the American Colonization Society
B. Muted class conflict among whites
C. led to great divisions among whites
D. stripped slaves of all traces of their African heritage
okay i probably should have mentioned this: I HAVE looked at these questions no doubt but I couldn't find them in my book. The reason why I didn't write the answers I thought were right is because a lot of the time people just agree with you for the points and then I end up getting my own guesses wrong.
I think the first one is C and the second one is either A or C
I meant D for the first one! sorry!