It would be "A. La Salle" who was <span>not a Spanish explorer in America, since in fact La Salle was a famous French explorer. Although many of his accomplishments were similar to those of the Spanish. </span>
He learned of African gold when he served as a soldier.
I would say B.
as Imperialism during the industrialization era allowed for nations to colonize under developed nations in Africa and Asia. Which gave them access to their natural resources and markets
For example the British Empire had a vast amount of land with a array of resources but they held economical markets in Asia (China, India and Malaysia)
The Constitution. His whole policy in the civil war had to do with protecting the constitution and the union