How could colonies a mother country militarily

M not sure if your assignment is looking for a specific answer but usually a colony has a better view on military skills/tactics because they have less men to train and they get more 1 on 1 time with the instructor. They are also smaller so they can infiltrate things without making a big deal out of it and also the mother country can have the colony do a mission without the mother country taking the fall (penalties) for the attack.

Your answer would be answer choice c monsoons