Answer:
A. impressment of US soldiers
Explanation:
1 is the answer my class is doing the enlightenment era this month
The United States often makes aid decisions, both military and humanitarian, using the prism of our "strategic advantage."
So, if it would be advantageous to please a military dictator, either because of port access or drilling rights or the use of a base for refueling, it is likely that the aid will be used as an inducement to allow the United States to do those things.
Because they were stronger united than they were divided, and being weaker they were susceptible to attacks