The most prominent Native American leader in the original area of English settlement in Virginia was Powhattan, who was originally welcoming to the new settlers, but then ran out of patience.
John Wilkes Booth, a confederate sympathizer
It seems that you have missed the necessary options for us to answer this question, so I had to look for it and here is the answer. The British government took control of the Suez Canal and Singapore during the 19th century for implementing a policy in order to <span>ensure safe passage on strategic waterways. Hope this helps.</span>
Based on this passage and what you have learned about the states, the states were unwilling to voluntarily work together in a confederation because each state had its own interests and needs.
Each state was in favor of proceeding their own interests and needs they believed that focusing on their needs would be a much better option in the long run. Unity wasn’t a wide practice during that era too.