By 1860, factories in the United States
A. had ceased to grow as a share of the economy and plateaued in total output.
B. had the highest concentration in the Northeast, which contained more than half the manufacturing establishments in the country.
C. were mostly concentrated in the Northeast and employed one-third of the nation's manufacturing labor force.
D. produced goods whose total value greatly exceeded the nation's agricultural output.
E. None of these answers is correct.
Answer: B
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