Their ability to grow cash crops, such as cotton, indigo, and tobacco, as being farther south, was warm enough to do so. This allowed them to sell these crops for a high profit , positively impacting the economy, as they were in high demand worldwide.
Postwar striking workers were often portrayed as communists, since many believed they wanted to "share" the wealth that was coming over the country at the time.
The second alternative is correct (B).
Traditional religions spread in a variety of ways, including the migration of religious people, the so-called missionaries. This is very common in Mormon and Catholic religion.
The other alternatives represent the opposite. Spreading the traditional religions means that people are not questioning the old traditions or changing their beliefs.
Manufacturing is the answer