Although you have neglected to include the graph, it is possible to answer this question. The right answer is the first one: based on the graph, a conclusion that can be drawn about the textile industry is that textile factories employed more children during the mid-1800s, coinciding with a peak of high productivity. In fact, younger, and not older, children were increasingly employed as workforce in factories and mines during the first decades of the 19th century.
Answer: It showed that progress was being made in defeating the South, and it helped persuade Union voters to re-elect Lincoln as President.
