The confederate states of america, consisting of 11 southern states that withdrew from the united states in 1861. the confederacy fought the union in the civil war, which lasted from 1861 to 1865. after losing the war, the southern states rejoined the united states.

Southern states declared themselves independent from the US.

Explanation:

the correct answer is “opportunity cost”. opportunity cost is what a company misses out because it decided in one option over another one. in this case, the company decided to invest in building a factory so it gave up another possible benefit or profit in order to achieve success with the factory.  

trade-off is not the correct answer since it is a situation in which you accept losing something in return for benefits in other areas.

and finally, consequence is a general term used to accept what it comes when you make a decision. it can be a positive or negative consequence depending if the decision you took was the correct one.  

it would be that mali has the worst literacy rate than the others