The right answer is C) Edward Braddock. Major General Edward Braddock (1695-1755) was commander-in-chief at the beginning of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) and, in 1755, he led a massive expedition aimed at capturing Fort Duquesne, in Pennsylvania, which had been built by the French. The expedition, however, was a failure, and Braddock died at the Battle of the Monongahela - also known as Braddock's Defeat - that ensued.
He said his own opinion and not everyone did that, so he drawed attention.
It is hard to say without looking at your source (textbook or article if you have one associated with this question) but in the most recent studies, it has been Islam.
He responded by not helping because he didn’t want to fight a war across an ocean
The diminion of new england in america(1686-89) was an administrative union of english colonies covering new england and the mid-atlantic colinies (Except for colony of pennsylvania.