To which side were more states loyal? A) the South, with a majority of the states

B) the South, with twice as many states most of which were very large states

C) the North, with a majority of the states

D) the North, with twice as many states but some were very small states​

D is the correct answer because it is

first, the romans stayed isolated because they had to defend their own territories from neighboring cities that were harassing them, like the etruscans. second, once the romans managed to defeat their neighbors, and started to expand their territory, they started to build roads and bridges. finally, now that the romans have covered their territory with roads functioning as highways, they could mobilize their legions faster to assemble larger military units in a specific place.