<u>The period in which the greatest economic or technological progress that occurred in the United States was between the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century</u>. <u><em>During this period, the country went from being a simple agricultural economy to the first industrial power in the land</em></u>.
<u>It was in the second half of the nineteenth century when the first manufactures were created with imports of skilled foreign labor from England.</u>
<em><u>The answer is</u></em>: <u>A. Britain supplied a market for American manufactured goods</u>.
Some Americans thought that making California a part of the US would strengthen the security of the nation because there was going to be fewer war threats by adding more territory.
Explanation
They believed that it would protect them more from war threats because California provided a coastline to protect the country, which added more territory. Having the control of it, they could build a defense against other countries who would want to invade from the west side.
In addition, California's natural resources such as silver, gold, and fertile soil were very important for the nation, which was in a growing process.
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From his recollections, McCoy remembers the years after the Civil War, describing how there <em>weren't many differences between</em> his life as a freedman and a slave. Even though slavery was abolished, it is observable in the interview that there were few <em>guarantees to exercise liberty</em>, hence being uneducated, dependence on former slavemasters and disinterest on political issues were some of the aspects that led McCoy to conclude that changes weren't that visible.