As Europeans moved beyond exploration and into colonization of the Americas, they brought changes to virtually every aspect of the land and its people, from trade and hunting to warfare and personal property. European goods, ideas, and diseases shaped the changing continent.
As Europeans established their colonies, their societies also became segmented and divided along religious and rac.ial lines. Most people in these societies were not free; they labored as servants or slaves, doing the work required to produce wealth for others. By 1700, the American continent had become a place of stark contrasts between slavery and freedom, between the haves and the have-nots.
Being taxed, by the same government that would not allow its colonial citizens to hold government positions, for a war (7 years war) that the colonists had no intention of starting.
The answer is option A. A territory that was free soil was closed to slaver, while one that had popular sovereignty was allowed to vote on the slavery issue.
Explanation: The strategy of "containment" is best known as a Cold War foreign policy of the United States and its allies to prevent the spread of communism after the end of World War II
