The correct answer is C. Google the Jim Crowe laws and you will see why. ^w^
Americans held the balance of power between Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River after the American Revolution.
US and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783 to end the American Revolutionary War. The treaty set the boundaries between US and Great Britain territories, including Great Britain's concession of the trans-Appalachian west region to the US.
The best words would be cruel and heartless hope this helps