They were all slave states that had remained in the Union and this is what Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware had in common during the Civil war. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option. I hope that this is the answer you were looking for and it helped you.
The correct answer is <span>The Southwest became a growing cultural, social, economic, and political force
There was a lot of migration towards that area and the area started growing and developing more due to high amounts of new workers and those willing to open companies and factories in the area. After the war ended, they only continued developing since the period after ww2 was great for US economy.</span>
Because religions usually require you to act in a certain way. Depending on the religion, you will most probably get punished for not doing what it says. This causes people to fear punishment and so they follow certain social structures and stuff in order to live in peace without fearing punishment