The correct answer is C.
A is incorrect because the battles were not at sea and had nothing to do with ships.
C is incorrect because the Crusades had nothing to do with contributing money to the Church (but rather defending it against Muslims).
D is incorrect because, although knights did wear these crosses, they, alone, were not the Crusades.
New York is one of the Breadbasket Colonies.
I would say that President Thomas Jefferson would have desired the revolution to fail. On the one had, Saint Domingue independence from France was good news, for it debilitated the French. But on the other hand, the triumph of a slave revolution in the West Indies would set a dangerous precedent and could influence further slave revolts in the USA.
Jefferson - who was a slave owner himself - refused to recognize the negro government, rejecting diplomatic relations and even imposed an economic embargo on Saint Domingue in order to make the negro nation fail. Also, he had to face southern slave-holders reaction against the Saint Domingue in fear of similar outbreaks. Previous incidents like the Gabriel slave conspiracy in 1802 fueled this fear.
He was one of the few that did not become consumed with their fame and power over others, he started out as wanting to help the rest of the country and the power did not eat him up; he started wanting to help and ended still trying to help as opposed to being obsessed with the limelight. People such as Robespierre (french revolution leader) started as leaders of a revolutionary club or organization, but realized their power over others and became obsessed with gaining more power instead of continuing their hope for the good of everyone.
