The answer is 2: to increase the amount of land available for agriculture.
Reason:
If I remember correctly from Geography last year that is called terrace farming. Common practice in hilly areas where you would be unable to plant crops. Instead, they flatten that out and have “steps” that gives them flat land to grow crops, often rice.
The Articles of Confederation offered zero system of courts in the jurisdiction of the national government. This had meant the entire judiciary branch was completely dependent on the states.
The Emperors needed the church to maintain power
unrestricted is the answer to the blank word