I think that the answer is: The colonies developed an ability for self governing
Britan thought that by spreading the enemies forces, it would be easier to take them out. The enemy forces would be less concentrated in a single area.
It is true that when my lava flows… is the correct set of underlined sentences because it shows that lava appears to be a problem but it actually creates new paths
Cash money would lose integrity if no gold was there to represent and backup our currency value.