The best option from the list would be that "<span>b. The United States began to build up its military and to stockpile weapons," since this was part of the inevitable "Arms Race" that took place between the US and the USSR. </span>
Answer:
After the French and Indian Wars, the British Empire became more powerful in terms of land, but was also in a difficult economic condition.
Because of this, the British levied more taxes on the American colonies, which angered the colonists who were used to relatively low levels of taxation.
The British also wanted to control more aspects of American colonial life. The monarchs had become suspicious of colonial independence, and they wanted tighter control over the colonies.
The framers allowed the states to decide the requirements for voting
