Because they were anti-independence. That meeting was to write the Declaration of Independence. <span />
"<span>A. It amounted to an informal declaration of Cold War" would be the best option, but it was not even remotely formal--in that it simply said that the US would come to the aid of any countries in danger of becoming communist. </span>
They traded cotton with Europe for manufactured goods.
D. a period of artistic and literary achievement in Europe from the late fourteenth to the early seventeenth centuries
The Renaissance began in Italy in the late 1300's. It was inspired the finding of ancient artifacts in the Ottoman Empire. The Renaissance was inspired by the works of the Greek and Roman Empire. The Renaissance introduced modern thinking to include humanism, secularism, individualism, and skepticism. The movement encouraged thinking and learning as well as a creative spirit which led to writings and artwork marking the period.