D is the answer to the question
Lord forgive these people for they don't know what the truth is.... I think
Answer:
Option D.
Explanation:
Helped to enhance Martin Van Buren's influence during the Jackson administration, is the right answer.
The Peggy Eaton affair was a scandal that included leaders and their wives from the Cabinet Andrew Jackson, the then President of the United States. Peggy Eaton among them was the wife of a Senator from Tennessee and the then U.S. Secretary of War. The political discussion encompassing the Peggy Eaton affair occurred in the government. The papers presented the Petticoat affair public and savaged the administration of Jackson. However, this controversy over Peggy Eaton helped to intensify Martin Van Buren's reputation during the Jackson administration.
The correct answer is <span>(2) inability to force back foreign invaders
Both empires had foreign enemies from beyond the borders who attacked them and raided their coasts and borders all the time which severely weakened the country since they constantly had to invest into the military and protecting borders and similar things and they started running out of money before they completely got destroyed.</span>