Accessibility to resources, its hunger for power, the competition between it and others, and great trade relations.
30 states have passed the right
The Maryland Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and the Relief of Free Negroes and Others Unlawfully Held, was founded in 1789. I am pretty sure this was the first open abolitionist group. Hope I helped. :)
It's definitely A as one answer, but I'm unsure about the other answer. But I can almost 100% say that C is most likely the second answer. I hope I helped in some ways!
Answer:
It should be decided by what crime they have commited