Why did britain want to control the sudan

One central theme of phillis wheatley's "on being brought from africa to america" is that

Which option most accurately explains roosevelt’s motivation in forming the bull moose party? a. he thought that president taft had failed to continue his policies of progressive reform. b.he thought president taft’s conservation legislation was effective but poorly timed. c.he wanted to change president taft’s foreign policy toward asia. d. he saw that president taft focused on antitrust legislation to the exclusion of other reforms.

As the result of a conflict between british troops and a colonial militia in massachusetts