B. to support the industrial growth of the northern region of the United States
Answer:
Green DeWitt was an empresario in Mexican Texas. He founded the DeWitt Colony. In 1822, DeWitt petitioned the Mexican government for permission to settle colonists in Texas but was denied. After teaming up with Stephen F. Austin, an influential Texas empresario, he finally got the petition granted in 1825.
Explanation:
Copper was discovered by an officer of the spanish army in 1800.