Out of the following descriptions, the best one to characterizes the North the years leading up to the Civil War is industrial, urban, and anti-slavery.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)!
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<span>B) Pre-war alliances were made in secret and elevated diplomatic tensions within those governments.
Or sometimes the fact that alliances were being made was announced publicly -- but the negotiations about the alliances were conducted behind closed doors. And often the terms of the alliances were kept secret, so that only the parties involved knew the full details. This contributed to an attitude of escalating nervousness and tension as the nations of Europe maneuvered for strength over against their perceived adversaries.
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The geography influenced the economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston, because they were all ports and this helped with trade (both import and export). There were many ships coming in and coming out and also due to this, many communities started settling there and towns started booming due to the growing amount of people.
