If these are the options:
<span>- They followed the Mississippi from its source to its mouth.
- They claimed large stretches of land in the southern U.S.
- They claimed the St. Lawrence River.
- Spain gained great wealth.
The answer would be SPAIN GAINED GREAT WEALTH.
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Answer:
The monarchy basically started losing material power with King John of England signing the Magna Carta [1215], which led to the rule of constitutional law in England. ... The monarchy continued to lose power by turns in the years since Magna Carta, culminating in the English Civil War.
The industrial revolution! it resulted in farmers leaving rural areas to work in machinery in urbanized cities