The correct answer is D.
The Enlightment was a cultural, intellectual and philosophical movement that took place in Europe during the 18th century. It supposed a scientifical revolution which promoted the scientific method and focused on reason over the ortodoxy of religious beliefs which predominated in the European society at those times and were for the first time severerly questioned.
The ideas of the Enlightenment decreased the authority of the old institutions such as monarchy and the Church and set the playfield for the political revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries. The greatest revolution symbolizing the ideas spread by the Enlighment was the French Revolution in 1789, which fostered sharp social, religious, political and econominal changes such as individual liberties and right, the division of powers or religious tolerance.
Its A or D hope this helps
Some Americans thought that making California a part of the US would strengthen the security of the nation because there was going to be fewer war threats by adding more territory.
Explanation
They believed that it would protect them more from war threats because California provided a coastline to protect the country, which added more territory. Having the control of it, they could build a defense against other countries who would want to invade from the west side.
In addition, California's natural resources such as silver, gold, and fertile soil were very important for the nation, which was in a growing process.
It has been established that the price is determined according to the request for goods by the consumers and the quantity provided by the producers, thus creating a balance in which consumers will want to acquire everything that producers of goods and services producers at the agreed price, and producers are also willing to take their production levels that consumers are demanded, always keeping a balance; since otherwise, the producers would lose to having an excess of goods and very few consuming them, which in turn, would force to lower too much the costs so as not to have a huge loss of profits.
