A) A lot of competition between businesses.
Great Britain was the most powerful nation at that time, they had the world's strongest navy, they had mercenaries, there were Loyalists in the colonies, they had more money, a lot of people lived in Great Britain so they could recruit more people as soldiers, and they had more weapons and supplies
All of the above (including social self-esteem, academic self-esteem and moral self-esteem)
