I would say A even though it doesnt seem like a good answer none of the others are true because their relationships with the natives were very strained, and the colony was bordering on extinction after the starving time in 1609-1610
Answer: He had 4000 troops with him.
Answer: Reagan did not stop communism (communism never existed and its ideology is still here....there are many communist parties all over the world which is quite surprising and incredible) but practiced very well Kennan´s strategy of "containment". Communism itself underwent serious crises (1956 Hungary, 1968 Czechoslovakia, 80s in Poland) ...in 1980s there was a lot of dissatisfaction in the Eastern block, anti-communist opposition was growing and USSR became aware that reforms are necessary. Gorbatchev (from 1985) was really aware that the communist regimes are no longer sustainable. There were various factors.
Explanation: communist regimes exhausted themselves, nothing worked....economically and ideologically as well. That was something which helped very much to Reagan.
C creating new government regulation of business, is NOT
The development of Florence was due to its strategic location, being a meeting point of several cultures and having adequate access to the sea. The specificities of the region, the cosmopolitan character of the place and the richness of commerce promoted an intense artistic and cultural flourishing. The work of Machiavelli, in this sense, fits in this historical space, since it fosters an ode to civil government.