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Hello! Your answer here is b. building textile mills near where the cotton was grown. Henry W. Grady, a newspaper editor in Atlanta, Georgia, coined the phrase the "New South” in 1874. He urged the South to abandon its longstanding agrarian economy for a modern economy grounded in factories, mines, and mills. New South boosters heavily promoted industrial growth.
I believe religious because he was for people. Not politics
The correct answer is B. Spoils
The idea behind it is that it is like loot in war and that those who win can become the rulers and choose who gets positions. It doens't have to be corrupt since corruption is criminal activity and these people can actually do well. Many consider it to not be ethical, but it doesn't have to be corrupt.
These leaders argued that by remaining committed to cotton production, the south was becoming dependent on the north for manufactured goods. These southerners also argued that factories and workshops would revive the economy of the Upper South, which was less prosperous than the cotton states.