Sons of liberty sounds familiar so I say D
Yes, in general this is a true statement, since most of these important changes in technology occurred during the Industrial Revolution, which led to demand for far more resources from areas like South America, which previously did not export a great deal of materials.
The problem is that correlation is different from causation. correlation is when two or more things or events tend to occur at about the same time and might be associated with each other, but aren't necessarily connected by a cause / effect relationship
Conversions to Islam where boosted by Islam's missionary activities, as well as their trading in many different areas on earth. They spread quickly, and Islam is now the second biggest religion in the world! Helpful? :)
