Following the War of 1812, the construction of US railroads and growth of US cities showed that the economy was growing quickly.
the United States had won the war.
Great Britain had lost the war.
the economy only grew in cities.

The correct answer is b

Not sure if it’s within 12 months, but you could talk about the spreading of alt-right hate speech and whether that is covered by the right of freedom of speech? or, cover how during the midterm elections in some states many native american populations were declined to vote because they didn’t have the proper id, despite being citizens? also, the death of that journalist last month, who spoke freely and reported about the saudi government and how corrupted it is and was killed because of that (lack of free press/speech). just some ideas for this prompt, i hope at least one of them : )