Answer:
Westerners who ruled territories directly denied the influence of natives because they considered the territories as an extension of a home country, so they demanded that natives conform.
The correct answer to the question is Option no. D Northern states profiting and southern states struggling.
In those times the Northern States were had higher incomes and living standards compared to the Souther States.
Hence, this cartoon illustrastes the differences in the economic conditions within the North and the South.
