Fredrick Douglass stood up to Covey and fought back and this was how he reacted to Edward Covey, the cruel slave "breaker" who often beat him. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the last option or option "D". At first Douglass tried to run away to his actual master but was sent back to Covey.
The answer is: The middle colonies experienced economic growth as cities such as New York and Philadelphia became centers of trade.
When both new york and Philadelphia become the centers of trade, a lot of investors became interested to inject their capital into these two cities.
This created a lot of job opportunities in both of these cities, making the middle colonies around them to experience massive economic growth and increase in the number of modern infrastructures.
I Believe it was president Harry S. Truman