A major similarity <span>between turnpikes in the 1800's and turnpikes today is that both collected money from travelers, while a major difference was that the former were not automated in any way (as many are now).</span>
It promised that it was possible to get vast areas of land and become wealthy, however, it was deceptive because people didn't know how much they would have to work on the land and how much physical labor was involved, and many didn't want this type of hard physical labor for themselves.
"Countries with a sphere of influence should maintain free access to their ports"
Because he claimed to know a better route to asia.
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Many factors contributed to Britain's dominance, including agricultural changes, a population boom, economic innovations, new ideas and a scientific viewpoint, transportation foundations, natural resources, a supportive government, and a trade network with numerous colonies. So the answer is D