What finally caused scientists to accept the plate tectonic theory?

The rocky mountain system stretching from canada to new mexico is a string of mountains running along the wester united states. what factors would mostly cause this arrangement of mountains? intense pressure undemeath a tectonie plate that could not breakthrough the rock subduction of a tectonic plate, which pushed up a neighboring plate into mountains two plates located at a diverging boundary with a third plate rising between them two plates that melted into molten rock, which later cooled into the shape of mountains

The last photo u wonder what is this telling me to do?

How has the geography of india made it difficult for its people to expand before modern technology?