To try and stop bank failure stemming from the great depression
The Greek and Roman civilizations
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Thomas Jefferson said that he would "rather be in dependence on Great Britain, properly limited, than on any nation on earth, or than on no nation.
I'm going with A. East of the Jordan River because you would be next to a river where you would be able to give water to your animals and feed them of course. And being there you wouldn't have problems with making gardens because you have enough water source for them.
Hopes this helps :)