Southern dependence on slavery and an agricultural economy resulted in - A
an excellent railroad system
B
a lack of factories
С
a dependence of government tax breaks
D
several new political parties

b

Explanation:

they didn't have many factories

a.tensions between the colonial elites and the backcountry men of virginia.

so the story tells of someone named kaushik choudhuri, but he does not narrate the story, a girl named hema does. hema tells the story in a second person point of view because you (the reader) are supposed to be the boy named kaushik.

here's an excerpt i found: "i was ushered into the fitting room, your mother watching approvingly as i took off my coat and sweater and tried on the bra."

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