Answer:
C
Explanation:
Edge 2020 hope this helps :))
Maybe it means that there’s a difference between how much land they own or something. It says there was a difference between the amount of land they occupied and the amount of land they couldn’t control. So maybe they didn’t own/have a lot of land but there was a lot of land they couldn’t get to/take over etc. or maybe this situation could be vice versa so they have a ton of land but only a little isn’t “controlled” let me know if this helps sorry if it’s confusing I’m just guessing based on the context clues :)
Answer: I think the United States would become corrupt or the government would be changed into a monarchy or dictator or we would be at war with one another because of conflict. This would because a branch abused their power and tried to control the US. I hope this helped u :)
