D. To increase their influence in the world
He Great Compromise was forged in a heated dispute during the 1787 Constitutional Convention: States with larger populations wanted congressional representation based on population, while smaller states demanded equal
The answer should be D). Hope this helps, and have a great night! <3
Well, I am pretty sure that the correct answers will be C and D. This is because when people had traveled with Marco Polo they had seen all of the opportunity that they were missing when they weren't trading what they had traded with the Orient when they first started. The Crusades influenced a lot of people to start trading with others I personally think that they forced some people to do it but we don't know that for sure.
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