Cause the press and the government need something to take about and do
Comparative advantage. It is being able to produce goods by using fewer resources, at a lower opportunity cost, that gives countries a comparative advantage. The gradient of a PPF reflects the opportunity cost of production. Increasing the production of one good means that less of another can be produced.
They cant grow textiles. but B is the correct answer. they had the cotton but not the textile factories. those were in the north.