No, Taoism has its origin in China rather than India. Tao is a Chinese (not Indian) concept that means a way. India does not have any significant Taoist community even now. 
        
             
        
        
        
 <span> </span><span>to one answer USA Building an empire started with the so called Manifest destiny after the war or 1812 the USA signed that the west would be for the Indians then increased their empire ???well they needed the land after failing t put Canada in their empire they stole Texas from the Mexicans they stole Hawaii from the Royal family the Purchased Alaska they forced the UK into a fire sale then took Land for Goods sorry 99 year leases Just Like the Colony if Hong Kong </span><span>
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The Confederate forces and Southern civilians were the two groups targeted.
        
             
        
        
        
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<span>D. specialization and trade.
Unequal specialization of resources would lead the region that has some resource to specialize in it, and to trade this resource for other goods (I am re-phrasing what the paragraph said). 
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Answer:
C. clothing
Some inelastic goods include gas, electricity, water, drinks, clothing, tobacco, food, and oil.