With regard to this lesson, which of the following BEST defines the
word sectionalism?
OA) an increased focus on dividing the nation into states and territories
OB) an increased focus on local, state, and federal governments
OC) an increased focus on the three branches of government
OD an increased focus on local or regional concerns

The country seemed divided into three regions: the North, the South, and the West. Economics is the major contributing factor to sectionalism. Consequently, well before the great expansion of the United States, the Constitution's framers were familiar with sectional differences.

answer; i believe that the correct answer is (agriculture);

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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