<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, <span>the correct response would be the one having to do with how this discovery led to a "gold rush," that brought thousands of settlers out to the West, since this played a role in the westward expansion of the US. </span></span><span />
America needed new markets for its goods, not a source of raw material for industries.
The United States are more interested in building military bases in the Philippines because it is a strategic location wherein it will serve as a gateway for the US forces in Asia and the Pacific. Actually, there has been US military bases in the Philippines only it stopped its operation during 1992.
Answer:
Tidewater is a reference to the Atlantic coastal plain region of the United States of America. It includes the low-lying plains of southeast Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, southern Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay.
