Why were many factories built in New England in the 1800s? It was landlocked, making it easier to safeguard the factories from spies who wanted to steal the new technology. Many wealthy merchants lived in the region, and they had the capital to fund the factories. Cotton grew in abundance in New England, so it was easily accessible to the textile factories. New England contained the biggest power grid in the nation, so electricity to the new factories was unlimited.

Read this passage: the president has asked congress to consider a new antiterrorism law. the law would give law enforcement agencies more freedom to monitor suspected terrorists' phone calls, text messages, and internet usage. the law's supporters claim that it is an essential tool to keep americans safe from terrorism. its opponents claim that it infringes on their civil liberties by stripping them of the right to privacy. which action would the party opposing the president most likely take to resolve this issue? a. encourage its members to publicly attack the law to sway public opinion against it b. begin a campaign to have the president removed from office because of his proposal c. take the matter to federal court to prevent the party from having to support it d. demand that public safety issues be left to the states rather than the federal government (apex)