"<span>Fixed-rate mortgages provide security against increased costs." Of course there is the possibility with a fixed-rate mortgage that costs could decrease, meaning you would be paying more than needed, but this is a risk many people are willing to take. </span>
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The answer is D France exercised more direct control over its African colonies
"B. The English Channel helped protect the island nation of Britain from invasion" would be the best option from the list, since this Channel was oftentimes very choppy with strong currents.
Explanation:
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, (February 27, 1776), in the American Revolution, battle in which North Carolina Revolutionaries defeated a force of North Carolina loyalists, in part thwarting a British invasion of the southern colonies.