C. people began to demand basic rights from the government
The Enlightenment was all about natural rights.
James Farmer and Melvin B. Tolson?
The answer is "B", varied ecological regions.
Oklahoma contains 10 distinct ecological regions. That is more ecological regions per square mile than in any other state by a wide margin.
The answer would be Bantu!
Due to the rise of industrialism, the north was mostly comprised by factories. In addition, white men in the north were literate at a higher rate than men in the South. Men in the north tended to be businessmen, scientists, etc (i.e. professionals as opposed to plantation owners/farmers like in the south). The south had a higher rate of illiteracy than the north, and was deeply influenced by an economy that depended on slavery and agriculture to thrive.