The correct answer is D.
Many of the European countries involved in the era of imperialism had a large standing army. Countries like Great Britain and France had been around for centuries and built a strong military. The other three are all important factors that lead to the increase of imperialism in the 1800's.
Under the Royal Period, the tobacco farming was constantly growing and becoming more and more profitable agricultural branch. The reasons for that was that after the introducing of the tobacco in Europe, people loved it, and also very quickly got addicted to it. The demand was constantly growing, and the price was very good. Georgia had the perfect climate and soil for the production of the tobacco, and with the ever growing demand, the production was also constantly increasing. Another factor was that Georgia has access to the sea, so the people were able to easily and cheaply sheep the tobacco for Europe, and of top of that, Georgia was one of the colonies that had one of the best relations with the British Crown.
The answer for the test is C. Western states and territories
