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He expected to gain land, more resources, and more power because back then that's all they wanted.
Answer: C. The central conflict
Explanation:
In a story, the central conflict is referred to as the main conflict as the characters in the story revolves around it and the whole story is centered around this particular conflict.
Therefore, in a play, the central conflict is is introduced in act 1 built up in act 2 and resolved in act 3. Therefore, the correct option is C.