New land which can hold opportunities for new crops, new animals, new trade routes and new colonies. As well as the importance of making their values and culture wide spread, to assert themselves as superior over the other countries.
100 years ago Indians were taught how to grow corn by the pilgrems. They were running out of buffalo.
The answer would be B) These inventions led to increased business productivity and economic growth
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