Answer: France
Explanation: Louisiana and much of the UA at the time was purchased in what was called the Louisiana Contract by Thomas a Jefferson from a France. I believe the price was 3 million dollars.
Mass production of goods resulted in the use of mechanization to have an oversupply. Some labor work were replaced by machines, which created unemployment and change of needed skills for an upgrade. Common work can be done by machines while the craft was still handed down to skilled workers. There was a high demand for buying machines that can reproduce products faster.
Salt. Duh. And aligators.
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