2. One reason that industry developed more slowly in the South than
in the North was because 8.12D
A. Northern cities had more access to waterways.
B. the cotton industry produced large profits.
C. the population of the South was smaller.
D. Northern business people did not want to invest in Southern
industries.
The American colonies were the British colonies that were established during the 17th and early 18th centuries in what is now a part of the eastern United States.