Carolina wrote the following sentences for her research paper on the life of John F. Kennedy:

"John F. Kennedy was determined to be elected to national office so he could make a change in the nation's politics. Likewise, on the weekends, he began to travel to many different places in the United States, working extremely long hours to achieve his political dream."

What word provides a better option to replace the underlined word?

A. Similarly
B. Therefore
C. Furthermore
D. Conversely