The answer is The Surface Mining Control & Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA).
There were many reasons. One being that it was winter and it was harder to gather things and keep spirits up when everyone was running low on food. It was also in bad weather.
<em>Elizabeth</em> <em>the First</em> promoted the English Empire by sponsoring the English Exploration.
In theory, a market economy with many producers will most efficiently provide products. The reason for this, is that a market economy is ruled by consumers' needs and wants (as opposed to what the government thinks should be) and producers will compete to satisfy these market's needs.