Who financed much of the industrialization in the first half of the nineteenth century?
a. southern planters
b. merchant capitalists in the northeast
c. british investors
d. spanish investors wanting to undercut britain

Which statements describe how reformers fought for social change in the progressive era? check all that apply. 1. they founded a state university to promote industrialization. 2. they began a civil rights movement to promote equality between races. 3. they made it legal to manufacture and sell alcohol. 4. they built thousands of new schools and required attendance. 5. they promoted abstinence from alcohol and supported prohibition.