Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States naval officer, historian, and one of the most influential American authors of the nineteenth century.
He argued that modern navies needed repair and coaling stations, which would not be dependable if controlled by other nations. This reasoning implied a justification for American acquisition of colonies to develop port facilities throughout the world.
The ability to retry cases of lower courts is Appellate Jurisdiction. But for a same level court to re-open and examine a case is Secondary Jurisdiction.
The correct answer should be
<span>c. They developed in almost total isolation from the rest of the world
Only in the new century was it made possible to discover them when shipping became developed enough to allow people to cross into the new continent. They developed isolated from everyone and only ever met other American tribes from time to time.</span>
