2026 Praxis 5154 English Language Arts and Social Studies Practice Test

Before the Civil War, regional economies differed sharply, with the South relying on plantation agriculture to produce cash crops like cotton, tobacco, and rice. This system depended on enslaved labor and export markets, shaping the Southern economy and society. In contrast, Northern cities were hubs of industry and commerce, the Western frontier was still developing with mixed farming and expansion, and the Pacific coast was not yet a major center of cash-crop agriculture. That's why the region described as agricultural with cash crops prior to the Civil War is the South.