Your answer should be C I believe, hope this helps!
The Dutch East India Company had a mission to explore North America's rivers. Dutch explorers were asked to claim unclaimed areas. The dutch explorers claimed and named the province of New Netherland which was the first Dutch colony in North America. New Netherland was part of what now is New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, and Delaware.
The price of oil doubled per barrel, then quadrupled and challenged the stability of the whole national economy.
Answer:
A. the population was growing rapidly
Explanation:
Boston is the capital and the 21st most populous city in the United States. The city covers 49 square miles such that Boston has an estimated population of 692,600 in 2019. This city was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers
Boston leaders believed their city's size needed to increase as the population was growing rapidly.
Option A is correct.
