By 1860, almost ¾ of the U.S. output of cotton goods was produced in
A) the area surrounding Philadelphia.
B) New England .
C) the Mid-Atlantic states.
D) New York City .

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By 1860, New England had become the center of the U.S. cotton goods industry, largely due to its early industrialization, including the development of the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, and other parts of the region.

By 1860, Almost ¾ of the U