For Economic reasons. Areas farther out areas had land that was poor for farming.
Answer by Mimiwhatsup: B.They attacked Portuguese ships and trading posts.
Why: When Portugal built a global empire other countries attacked Portuguese ships and trading posts.
Brom Bones, <span>who at one point does disguise himself as the Horseman and throws a pumpkin at Ichabod, is killed by the real Horseman halfway in the film. In 1999, a telefilm entitled The Legend of Sleepy Hollow aired on Odyssey starring Brent Carver as Ichabod Crane.</span>
The silk road was one of the only ways to get goods from other countries in that time period. People traded food, spices, skills, etc. With the trade, countries could try new cultures leading to the spread of cultures.