D because the government is talking about wanting equal rights
Hoi!
"As a result" indicates a cause-and-effect sentence. This sentence discusses the price of shipping goods, which lessened due to better ways of transportation. The price lessening is a result of of new transportation methods, so "As a result" is the correct answer.
One that evoked the unspoken fears of humans
An Autobiography would be the best, but it isn't the only option.....
I would still go with D, because it is the person's own narration of a story
