It was A. Densely wooded forests.
Renaissance marriages were not simply personal matters; they were
crucial to the network of alliances that underlay a family’s prosperity
and prospects and that, in turn, formed the fabric of loyalties,
affection, and obligation that supported civic institutions. Arranging a
suitable match involved family, friends, associates, and political.in aristocratic families, marriages were a currency of dynastic and diplomatic exchange
European nations give away land to people willing to settle and work in their colonies, because they have to pay the people to live there, as many of their civilians didn't want to go, for there were no profit in going "Why would we go to an unkonwn place for no profit". The land allowed companies to send settlers there, as people went there to farm or get rich quickly
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