An act<span> to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other </span>purposes<span>. The </span>Voting Rights Act of 1965<span>is a landmark piece of federal </span>legislation<span> in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in </span>voting<span>.</span>
It should be D. because they blockaded the mississippi river.
This question is a nightmare. The right answer isn't really there. A short answer would be that New England didn't want a second war with Great Britain. There was a real gaffuffle about pressing American seaman into British Navy vessels that cause Jefferson to impose an embargo. All of this centered about the war of 1812.
The choice is between A and B. I would pick A, but I can't eliminate B.
C and D are not really amongst the reasons, particularly C.
B. Providing national defense
The U.S government was created to serve the interests of its people key of which is to protect and defend its people from all enemies, whether domestic or foreign. This is the basic function of government
