The correct answer is <span>D. preparedness.
The United States initially wanted to stay out of the war and that was even a part of Wilson's slogan during his candidacy. However, when they realized that they would no longer be able to stay out of the war, they started preparing by training people to join the army which would be used to participate in the war on various European fronts.</span>
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
He successfully repelled an invasion by rival claimant Herald Hardrada of norway
The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence. By declaring themselves an independent nation, the American colonists were able to confirm an official alliance with the Government of France and obtain French assistance in the war against Great Britain. So basically so it could be official
The British were at a disadvantage since they were fighting on land that was not their own, and they didn't know it as well.
