What did wealthy merchants in Baltimore do before the British arrived A) sailed away from the city as quickly as possible and went to south Charleston
B) sank their own ships in the harbor to create a barrier to keep the British out
C) argued with the military commander about his plans for defending the city

Sank their own ships in the harbor to create a barrier to keep the British out.

Explanation:

I took the test

the answer to fill in the blank in this question would be the word resource, it is defined as the money, material or people (since human resource is a very valuable good) that a company or a person has at disposition (meaning they can use the resource as they see fit), to be able to complete a task or achieve a goal.  

which colony was founded, in part, as a place for english debtors?

a) georgia