Answer:
Gold miners
Explanation:
During the Gold Rush in San Francisco, miners were asking for sturdy and durable workpants. Levi Strauss made pants from heavyweight denim (from serge de Nimes, a twill made in southern France), which was dyed with indigo – hence the name blue jeans. Indigo was inexpensive and easy to acquire. Also, indigo maintains its color fastness when laundered. Leg openings were wide enough to go over work boots.
They cant grow textiles. but B is the correct answer. they had the cotton but not the textile factories. those were in the north.
It's kinda hard to explain but I found a reliable website
http://www.history.com/topics/mcculloch-v-maryland
