Probably Washington or Jefferson
It is C. The competition between European powers to build the largest army and navy
The main message of Thomas Paine's Common Sense was advocating the independence of the thirteen colonies from the British rule. His advocacy was for self rule through meritocracy rather than through monarchy based on the theory of heredity. I hope that the answer has come to your help.
"A. The Spanish took Moctezuma prisoner" and "<span>E. Smallpox weakened the Aztec's ability to resist" are both descriptive of the Aztec's fall. "Guns Germs and Steel" is a great book that talks about this. </span>