Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and 5 years of continuous residence on that land.
George Mason did not want the Constitution and did not want to sign it. He did not want the federal government to have a large amount of power, as this gave the government a lot power to put on citizens, like the British did to the colonists. George Mason wanted a strong central government, like the Articles of Confederation, which gives very little power to the government, and makes it so they can not regulate trade or even effectively make people obey to certain laws.
<span>a desire to earn fame and fortune
a goal to gain land for Spain
</span><span>a desire to find gold for Spain
(more of the top one, but the other 2 was something they accomplished too)
</span><span>C. French traders learned American Indian languages and customs. Spanish settlers did not.
The French traders actually tried to get along with the Indians in good term, while the Spanish.. not so much</span>
both are a! i am questioning the first one though i also know d was a part of it.
