<span>It prevented them from expanding westward beyond the Appalachians.I think.</span>
Answer:Britain forbid colonists to settle desirable western lands, Britain taxed the colonists directly on everyday items like tea and sugar, Britain kept a military presence in the colonies to enforce the new laws, and Britain became more hands on in the way it governed its colonies.
Explanation:
The correct answer in this case would be militarism (b). The reason why this is the correct answer because a nation's tendency to expand its armed forces and acquire new and better weapons is also exactly that - militarism.
Other answers here wouldn't be correct because they have different meanings. The only thing that would come close is imperialism which has some similarities but is used in different contexts.
Not sure what the options are but there was a huge wave of immigration during that era.
England won the battle of Poitiers!