John<span> Thomas </span>Scopes<span> (August 3, 1900 – October 21, 1970) was a teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, who was charged on May 5, 1925 for violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools. He was tried in a case known as the</span>Scopes<span> Trial, in which he was found guilty and fined $100.</span>
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The main goal was to secure commercial and trade links with African societies and protect those links from from other European competitors. And to facilitate the acquisition of as much foreign territory as possible, both as a source of raw materials and in order to provide real or potential markets for British manufactures.
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My best guess would be "C"
