Birth is happening at a slower rate than death, resulting in a shrinking population.
They were referred to as "Royal Colonies"; it's a term with British origins means those territories not annexed yet under its control.
D. The British navy won the Battle of New Orleans early in the war.
It was actually the American army that won the Battle of New Orleans.
<span>The treaty mandated punitive war reparations from Germany. The reparations were so demoralizing that it left the German citizenry bitter and resentful. Under the yoke of hardship from things such as the resulting hyperinflation, an opening was created for someone who could ease the burden of the German people, someone like Adolf Hitler.</span>