First solve this problem 2 7/8  - (-3/20) 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
<em>As Europeans moved beyond exploration and into colonization of the Americas, they brought changes to virtually every aspect of the land and its people, from trade and hunting to warfare and personal property. European goods, ideas, and diseases shaped the changing continent.</em>
 
        
             
        
        
        
Explanation:
to avoid persecution in the low countries, especially Friesland and Flanders, seeking religious freedom and exemption from military service.