The image shows two side-by-side maps: one representing city population data from 1820 and one representing city population data from 1860. Information on the 1820 map shows the states east of the Mississippi River-excluding Florida and including Louisiana and Illinois-highlighted in yellow. This map shows approximately 12 cities in the Northern states (north of Virginia) with a population of between 10,000 and 250,000. It also shows 3 cities in the southern portion of the U. S. (in Virginia, South Carolina, and Louisiana) with populations between 10,000 and 250,000. Information on the 1820 map shows all the states of the 1820 map highlighted in yellow plus Florida, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, California, Oregon, and Texas. This map shows approximately 62 cities with a population of between 10,000 and 250,000 in the Northeastern and Midwest sections of the U. S. (north of Virginia and Kentucky). There are two cities in these regions with populations between 250,000 and 1 million. California has two cities with populations between 10,000 and 250,000. The Southern region (South of and including Virginia) has of the U. S. has approximately 10 cities with populations between 10,000 and 250,000. Use the information in the maps above to help you answer the following question: Which statement best describes how the distribution of the population of America changed over time in the 1800s? The population in cities in the South increased the most. The population in cities in the Northeast increased the most. The population in cities along the West Coast increased the most. The population in cities in the new Western Territories increased the most.