Answer:were
Explanation: If people were enslaved they wouldn't go with them
Economic policy in those days was based on free access by all nations to raw materials, free markets and non-discrimination, all without regard for the interests of the indigenous people. There was little regulation or control of economic development.
...........The answer is C
Generally speaking it would be "political science" that is the academic discipline that focuses on the study of the roles and functions of government, although in some institutions the major is simply "government".