The largest country in south America is Brazil
It tried to increase its military hopefully causing fear into the colonists to back down.
Its either C or D, but C seems closer.
In 330 AD, Constantine, then the emperor of the Roman Empire, moved the seat of power to Constantinople. Then, Constantine founded a "second Rome" (the Byzantine Empire). The city was strategically placed on the trade routes between Europe and Asia, and the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, making it ideal for trade and travel.