It offered rich land for farming
Mississippi was located on a large area of fertile soil. French wanted to explore the region, established settlements, colony and military outposts. Also, they wanted political and economic relations with American Indians and wanted to establish a profitable economy. Name of the <span>French colony was Louisiana.</span>
I took a test similar to this
Pretty sure its all of the above
Within the span of a hundred years, in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, a tide of emigration -one of the great folk wanderings of history-swept from Europe to America. This movement, impelled by powerful and diverse motivations, built a nation out of a wilderness and, by its nature, shaped the character and destiny of an uncharted continent.
There were many countries involved in the Silk Road trade route.
The full list includes:
Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, and Mongolia.
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