As cotton became the backbone of the Southern economy, slavery drove impressive profits. The benefits of cotton produced by enslaved workers extended to industries beyond the South. In the North and Great Britain, cotton mills hummed, while the financial and shipping industries also saw gains.
The answer is b
<span>it drew many followers from the temperance movement</span>
The interior of Australia is called Outback: the correct answer is B.
You can actually solve this question by just understanding that all the other options mention words related to the sea: coral reef, atoll, islands: so they're more likely to be on the shore of Australia, not in the middle.
Answer on edge is:
It forced the Soviet Union to negotiate to stop the blockade.
It showed that the United States would take action to stop the spread of communism.