What were the crusades driven by??

To begin, the Crusades were driven by a combination of religious, political, economic factors. Although opinion varies, some argue that they were a response by the Christian population to the oppression of pilgrims in the holy city of Jerusalem which was currently under Muslim rule

the answer is a. since they were a huge producer of cotton and wanted the most money for it.

civil disobedience, refusal to obey the demands or commands of a government or occupying power, without resorting to violence or active measures of opposition