The first alternative is correct (A).
The man for Adam Smith is naturally selfish and always seeks to satiate his own interests. However, for Smith this is economically positive. When the social group seeks to maximize its interests, the economy is stimulated through the exchange and sale of goods in a market where everyone wants to obtain benefits. That is why Smith maintains that it is not of the benevolence of the butcher that we have our dinner, but rather because the butcher has the ambition to profit, and therefore provides the meat. When all individuals act together for their ambitions, society gains through the supply and consumption of products. This is the mechanism called the "invisible hand" by Adam Smith.
Kids probably needed to work the farm and tend to the livestock, etc. War has a nasty way of disrupting normal life.
Monarchs protected townspeople in case someone would attack them or they would ensure that townspeople had their rights or solve their disputes judicially. In return, townspeople would pay taxes to the monarch, give him goods, or go to war for him if need be.
Explanation:
The townspeople inflicted peace and unity, better business conditions, and their own court systems. And the monarchs extended their stay between nobles and support in towns and were able to save money by reducing the size of their armies
<span>C. Refugees from Southeast Asia seeking to escape political persecution </span>