I don't know if I am being honest, just needed some points.
2. B. colony
3. D. polis
4. C. agora
5. D. islands
Answer: In the West, Americans found a lot of land to expand, new species of plants and animals, and access to the Pacific Ocean. Because of their access to the largest body of water on the planet, international trade was possible (but wouldn't begin for another 75 or so years, assuming that this is in the mid-1800s).
Out of all the things that made Constantinople an ideal location or a capital, it was its location on the Mediterranean Sea that was the most beneficial, since this allowed its trading opportunities with other nations to increase dramatically.