Explanation: D. France Gains control of the Ohio River Valley!
Before Constantine. The first recorded official persecution of Christians on behalf of the Roman Empire was in AD 64, when, as reported by the Roman historian Tacitus, Emperor Nero attempted to blame Christians for the Great Fire of Rome.
<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, <span>the correct response would be the "transcontinental railroad," since this provided for fast and relatively cheap transportation. </span></span>