The answer is B. It was the first representative body in Colonial america
I think it might be d but please let me know if it is right
USA was behind in Science and Math. So the federal government dumped massive amounts of money at the high school and college level. Americans so the Cold War heat up in Space. Very far behind.
The first space shuttle had enough capablities to go to Mars.
Mars was the orginal goal!
Moon became the target because USA moved it to so.
Watch Hidden Figures and October Sky for some inspiration.
Slaves from africa where brought to the americas to mine and work in farms