Answer:
2 - 1 = 1
You just do 2 minus 1 easy.
Trade was the motivating factor. The silk road accross Asia was besieged by bandits & required bribes to a number of nations to transport goods to & from Asia. Therefore a sea route would be a much safer & less expensive means of getting trade goods to & from Asia.
The Constitutional Convention met to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
