The correct answer among all the other choices is C. The feuds between religious and secular power over investiture. The fall of the western Roman empire contributed most directly to this circumstance. Thank you for posting your question. I hope that this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help.
As the demand for slaves grew, the Portuguese began to enter the interior of Africa to forcibly take captives; as other Europeans became involved in the slave trade, generally they remained on the coast and purchased captives from Africans who had transported them from the interior.
The government appeared to be unable or unwilling to respond with aid
First democratic government in the colonies.
