A painting shows the town of Lowell as seen from a small hill. The town is built on level ground next to a river, behind a row of factory buildings that line the river. The area outside the town is green, with grass and bushes.

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Use the image to answer the question.
Based on this early illustration of the town, what is one reason why Francis Lowell's partners might have chosen this area to build the factory town of Lowell?

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A river ran through the location and could be used to power the factories.
A river ran through the location and could be used to power the factories.

There were few trees to clear so constructing the town would be fast and easy.
There were few trees to clear so constructing the town would be fast and easy.

The terrain was generally flat and could be used for growing cotton.
The terrain was generally flat and could be used for growing cotton.

The climate seemed mild so the workers in the factories would be less affected by weather conditions.

Answer 1

A river ran through the location and could be used to power the factories.

Answer 2

A map shows the geographic areas in which the major crops of cotton, rice, sugar, and tobacco were grown.Cotton was grown across large stretches of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, as well as portions of eastern Texas, southern Tennessee, the panhandle of Florida, and a small portion of southern North Carolina. Rice was grown along the coast of Georgia, along the coast and up to 100 miles inland in South Carolina, and in a small portion of southern North Carolina. Sugar was grown along the coast and up to 150 miles inland in Louisiana and small portions of Mississippi. Tobacco was grown in one large area in Virginia and North Carolina, another large area around western Kentucky and Tennessee, and a third large area in northeastern Missouri, as well as in small isolated portions of western Virginia, Arkansas, southern Missouri, and the Florida panhandle. Distances are estimated.
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Use the map to answer the question.
Which of the following statements best describes the information shown on the map?
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The territories and several states in the Midwest produced no crops in 1860.
The territories and several states in the Midwest produced no crops in 1860.

The southern-most states relied most heavily on one crop.
The southern-most states relied most heavily on one crop.

Louisiana held a monopoly on the sugar industry in 1860.
Louisiana held a monopoly on the sugar industry in 1860.

Most states in the South had at least two crops on which their economy relied.