Im fairly sure that the where is, Salamis
What the Americans meant by “making do” was to manage or work with the limited resources they had
Put simply, make do means to work with what you have
Nigeria.
Nigeria is the leading oil-producing nation in all of Africa. For the past two decades, Nigeria has been producing over 2 million barrels of oil per day, and most of that oil is exported to other countries. Nigeria is a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), an organization the was founded in 1960 with five member countries and currently has 14 member countries.
It would be the colonists
I would say the president. He is unable to propose legislation to Congress. Only lawmakers are able to do that. And usually lawmakers are the ones who negotiate bills, with the whip of both parties, whipping votes.