The answer is B.water pollution would damage the fishing industry
One way in which Americans developed a unique cultural identity after the Revolution was by ratifying the Constitution, which created a true "nation" as opposed to a lose confederation of states, which allowed people to develop a sense of nationalism and "pride" in their country.
Poverty spread during the Great Depression, because of skyrocketing prices of needed things, which led to people not being able to take care of themselves
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