Which of these factors contributed to the success of the English colonies?

the abundance of natural resources
the discovery of gold
the fertile soils
the location near the ocean and lakes
the ties to England
the tropical climate

when world war i broke out across europe in 1914, president woodrow wilson proclaimed the united states would remain neutral, and many americans supported this policy of nonintervention. however, public opinion about neutrality started to change after the sinking of the british ocean liner lusitania by a german u-boat in 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including 128 americans. along with news of the zimmerman telegram threatening an alliance between germany and mexico, wilson asked congress for a declaration of war against germany. the u.s. officially entered the conflict on april 6, 1917.

the perimeter of a triangle is 69 cm. side a is 5 cm shorter than side b. side c is twice as long as side a. find the length of each side. i need to know how to do it in 2 equations.  

equations:

a = b-5

c = 2a

a + b + c = 69

a. favoring native born americans over immigrants.

a overment ran by a signle strong leader is also known as multiple things depending on the country and the coutnrys belifs and relgions

president,dictator