After the assassination of alexander ii, his successor nicholas ii
a. actively carried on alexander's reforms
b. was an even greater proponent of change and pushed for true democratic reform
c. issued an edict that categorically declared the peasants to be serfs
d. championed oppression and police control

president jefferson protested this interference in american trade. he sent james monroe to london to negotiate a treaty. jefferson wanted britain to stop taking sailors from american ships, and to stop interfering in the trade of neutral nations. monroe tried many times to discuss such an agreement. but the british foreign minister was always too busy to see him.

explanation:

1 > george s. boutwell

2 > general ulysses s. grant

3 > james a. garfeild

4 > adolph e. borie