The french helped tremendously with the american independence movement. They were still very bitter about the loss of the french and Indian war, and jumped at the opportunity to help defeat the British. After the war ended, France had its own revolution, which was inspired by and based off the american war for independence. A few american figures even helped out with the french revolution.
Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, has always been better known for his Watergate Scandal, which led to his resignation from office in 1973. However, this President was also known for the focus he gave to the enviromental topic, which was avid since the 1950´s and became even more important in the U.S public eye after the famous oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, in 1969. Although many criticize Nixon because they say he wasn´t really interested in the environmental movement at all, the truth is that at least for political reasons, Nixon passed several bills that reinforced the preeminence and importance of the environment for the federal government. Aside from the Environmental Policy Act, and the Endangered Species Act, one of the biggest pieces of law he signed was the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, because it gave the environmentalist movement the power and the influence to control matters of environment from the high seat of the federal government. From being just a civilian movement, the formation of the EPA showed the precedence of nature in American politics and it became the central topic for election and re-election of members of one or the other party. This is why the correct answer is B.
Two of the most important French settlements in Africa were French Sudan and Niger, since these were located in West Africa and provided ample trading opportunities.
A good idea would be to use the 7 year war. It’s a good way to talk about colonial taxes because it was the start of it all the war was only supposed to be 6 months and it turned into seven year so the started taxing the people and colonies in order to make back the money the had lost during the war
