Which of the following factors best supports the argument in the excerpt? A
The rise in manufacturing had led to many people relocating to towns and cities as demand for labor increased.
B
The debates over the federal government's proper role had intensified during the early nineteenth century.
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The public visibility of women as leaders of national social and political reform movements had increased.
D
The South had become increasingly reliant on producing and exporting cotton in the early nineteenth century.
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