<span>The right answer is Evaluate receiver / situation. DECIDE is an acronym of 6 steps for decision making in communication, the 6 steps are:
1. Define communication goal.
2. Evaluate receiver / situation.
3. Create message.
4. Identify communication strategy.
5. Deliver message.
</span><span><span>6. Evaluate feedback and repeat process.
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Honestly, I think the United States would eventually look the same as it does now. If they had not bought the land, they likely would have gone to war for it. It is very unlikely that they would have let it stay there as part of France or an independent country, both because of Manifest Destiny and for national security.