D. because A would not fit in the way its telling people
It would be that "<span>He helped inspire the American Declaration of Independence," that does not describe Adam Smith, since he was less focussed on issues of sovereignty. </span>
D. The Romans believed it was important to be strong and devoted to protection of the state.
Competition between european countries such as portugal and spain affect overseas exploration and expansion, they didn´t want to go to America, they both wanted to go to Asia, and Africa, trade with asia, get their riches, improve technology and covert people to Christian. Christopher Columbus wanted to go to Asia when he found america, as a result of all that competition, spanish and portuguese established colonies in america.
Southern and western farmers,whose grain crop was a chief ingredient in whiskey, loudly protested the tax.. in 1794, farmers in western Pennsylvania attacked federal officials seeking to collect tax on the grain they had distilled into whiskey.