Mansa Musa inherited a kingdom that was already wealthy, but his work in expanding trade made Mali the wealthiest kingdom in Africa. His riches came from mining significant salt and gold deposits in the Mali kingdom. Elephant ivory was another major source of wealth.
A. Companies compete with each other for business
All of the other answers can be safely eliminated since they are more characteristic of a socialist economy. Answer choice A also makes sense, considering that private companies in capitalist countries like the United States compete with each other for business all the time.
d) It allowed popular sovereignty to decide the slavery issue
He wanted to improve the Nations relationships. hope this helps