The British government decided to make the American<span> colonies pay a large share of the war debt from the French and Indian War. Through the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and other taxes, the British tried to collect taxes that the </span>American<span> people considered harsh.</span>
"If the ruling dynasty was wealthy, it would keep the Mandate of Heaven" is the best answer from the list, but it should be noted this was not always the case.
I'd say (B) but I'm not completely sure.
I've had to do this so I know that:
--2500 BC--
Back in 2500 BC people spent there time in the Indus River Valley by farming (which the women did), hunting down for food (which the men did) while sometimes teaching their sons to do so as well, and getting water from the to rivers of Mesopotamia. (The Tigris river and the Euphrates river).
--Today--
But nowadays people still live there (I think) and do the same but of course don't hunt for food because there are supermarkets and they get water there as well but many people may still get water from the river.
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Many poor Europeans were drawn to the colonies in the americas because they believed they could raise their social status in the colonies