Use the map to answer the question.
A map shows the locations of mill towns east of the Mississippi river. There are two mill towns marked in Massachusetts, and one marked in each of the following states: New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Georgia, and Mississippi.
Based on the information on the map, what can you infer about industry in the United States?
A. Manufacturing was a key part of the economy in the Northeast.
B. Agriculture was the major industry in the South.
C. Mills in the Northeast had to be close to ports to make it easier to transport factory-made goods.
D. Population levels in the Midwest made it difficult to support the amount of labor required to industrialize.
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To answer the question based on the provided information, we need to analyze the locations of the mill towns marked on the map.
From the map, we can see that there are multiple mill towns located in Massachusetts, which suggests that manufacturing was a key part of the economy in that state.
There is also a mill town marked in New Hampshire, which further supports the idea that the Northeast region, including Massachusetts and New Hampshire, had a significant presence of mills and manufacturing.
There are no mill towns marked in any of the southern states mentioned (Virginia, Georgia, and Mississippi), indicating that agriculture was more prominent in the South rather than manufacturing.
The presence of one mill town each in Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Illinois suggests that there were some manufacturing activities in these states, but not at the same level as in the Northeast.
Based on the information on the map, we can infer that manufacturing was a key part of the economy in the Northeast (Option A) and that agriculture was the major industry in the South (Option B). So, the correct answer is A. Manufacturing was a key part of the economy in the Northeast.
There is no information on the map regarding mills needing to be close to ports (Option C) or population levels in the Midwest (Option D).