<span> The country was too weak and unstable to fight another </span>war<span> with a major European power.</span>
Answer:
B. He was an explorer sponsored by the French settlements on the Mississippi River.
Explanation:
Louis Joliet was the first person, who wasn't a Native, to explore the Mississippi River. He also discovered numerous other things and was a well known explorer in North America.
I think the answer would be a "Mixed Economy."