Answer:
The Continental Congress
Explanation:
After the declaration, the Continental Congress was the de facto government of the 13 colonies. However, the Continental Congress couldn't collect taxes or enforce laws. Mainly because the cause of independence was mistrust of a central government. This fact made it initially very difficult to organize and recruit a Continental Army, and in the beginning, the war was fought by 13 separate armies, each armed and drafter by each of the colonies.
The correct answer is B. the USSR. Many of the leaders of the Nationalist Party in the Chinese Civil War were very inspired by the political ideology at the present time in the USSR. They were also very interested in the military system and were sent to Moscow to study it. However, there was a conclusion shortly after that the Soviet system was not the best system suitable for China. Nevertheless, the Chinese Nationalist Party kept close ties to the USSR.
The key ideas of "The Prince" were about power and
how leaders specifically princes could seek to gain power and also how they
could go about maintaining power.