C) with a majority of similar people living under a government
if we have the same answer choices
William Wells Brown, Mary Ann Shadd
Paul Cuffee, William Still
choose whichever
Because they wanted to expend their territory
military force and the convincing the people.
We know this is the answer due to what history has shown us. to conquer in the first place, you need a strong military force and to keep it, the people you are ruling have to agree.
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