(I WILL GIVE YOU BRAINLIEST) Knowing the current condition of the population in the United States, which of these would MOST likely have contributed to the growth of metropolitan areas in the country?
A) an increase in immigration from Latin America
B) the creation of 'reservations' for Native Americans
C) the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery
D) the development of more efficient modes of transportation

The greatest improvement in the productive powers of labour, and the greater part of the skill, dexterity and judgement with which it is any where directed, or applied, seem to have been the effects of the division of labour.
-Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, 1776
Which sector of the economy MOST LIKELY benefited from Adam Smith's ideas?
A) agriculture
B) finance
C) manufacturing
D) service

Certainly to the growth of metropolitan areas in America, the development of a more efficient way of transportation has contributed . Such metropolitan areas are unthinkable without efficient transport in everyday life, as well as its development and functioning.

The answer is: D)

This passage from "The Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith talks about the division of labor as one of the conditions for the development of the economy. Adam Smith is considered to be the father of a modern economy, according to whom the traditional forms of the market should be abandoned and directed to the free market. It is a way to use the potentials of national wealth, with the division of labor, to maximize the social product and to stimulate productivity. This refers to the manufacturing sector, which would be the most advanced and most beneficial.

The answer is: C)