Which of the following caused a rapid increase in the demand for coal and other fossil fuels in the late 1800s? home heating in the north new ships using steam power cotton production in the south manufacturing in the northeast

Its B. New ships using steam pover

Manufacturing in the Northeast

Explanation:

During the late 1800s there was the massive production of by manufacturing industries in the Northeast these increase in Manufacturing  caused the demand for coal and other fossil fuels to increase rapidly.

Coal Mining was also in rapid increase due to these excessive demand for Coal for the manufacturing industries machines.the cotton production in the south had no effect on the demand of coal and other fossil fuels also the New ships using steam power needed water to produce its steam power and not coal. because steam power is generated using water.

d) eastern business owners and former federalists

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