Answer:
a.
Texas chartered corporations to build new factories and was successful in building several that produced food supplies for the Confederacy.
Because they were the country that had the most powerful weapons. (Nuclear Bombs)
He brought the Songhai Empire to its height of power and founded the Askia Dynasty. Askia Muhammad was a devout Muslim. Under his rule, Islam became an important part of the empire. He conquered much of the surrounding lands and took control of the gold and salt trade from the Mali Empire.
