Why didn't latin american nations develop an industrial base during the nineteenth century? they didn't have enough people to work in the factories. their economies remained rooted in agriculture. their land was not suited for an industrial base. they didn't have the natural resources to develop an industrial base?

It was because their economies remained rooted in agriculture. In 1820, most people were engaged in agriculture in the U. S. They farmed to clothe and feed themselves. There were export sectors in which most of the exports went to Europe but the countries lack its capital, technology and communication networks to grow their exporting business.