A. obtain recognition for his government
B. introduce heavy taxation
C. rebuild the Sudanese territories
D. fight against lucrative slave trade
Correct Answer: Option D
D. fight against lucrative slave trade
Explanation
Fight against lucrative slave trade is the correct answer. The British officers – Samuel Baker and Charles Gordon were appointed by Khedive Ismail in order to spread Ottoman-Egyptian control over the upper reaches of the White Nile and fight against the slave trade.