Well it depends what they are in need of. They most commonly would want more land for their country to build and farm on. They may want land with fertile soil for farming. They may want the land because of it's geography, for example, for simple trade routes leading to and from the areas around north America (Canada, Mexico) etc.
Answer: D. construction and protection of roads that ensured safe and easy travel
Explanation:
Under Genghis Khan and his descendants, the Mongols conquered much of Asia and some of Eastern Europe such that they created the largest land empire ever seen.
Even though these Mongols could be brutal in conquest, they increased trade in the region by repairing the networks of roads that connected their conquered areas as well as constructing more. The protection they afforded these roads was renowned thus making travel easy.
For Rachel the answer is c
From 1860 to 1895, the United States experienced advances in technology, the industrial revolution and the Mexican-American war.
It can't be the Spanish American war because that didn't happen until some years later. It can't be an agrarian revolution because this is during the INDUSTRIAL Revolution and education at the time wasn't prioritized as much as it is today.
