They restricted a majority of the Irish from political partication.
<span>They suspended many of the civil liberties and rights of the irish.</span>
It was the "Chinese Exclusion Act" of 1882 that excluded an entire ethnic group from immigrating to the United States, partly because of economic fears but also because of blatant racism.
The correct answer is A. Salt mines in the Sahara desert
Salt was extremely important at that time and was even used as currency often because it was expensive.
Westward expansion was a natural progression for the nation because the most powerful entities came from the East (England). It is only natural that they spread out and conquer/capture/kill/annihilate those in their way (the true Americans/Native Americans). In doing so they conquered a whole land and taught them their ways while spreading West.