D. Both the US and USSR used their power to wield influence and shape new nations.
Examples: One of the most know is in Vietnam which recently gained its independence from France. The USSR and China instilled a Communist Regime in North Vietnam whereas The US and United Nations established a Republic in Southern Vietnam causing ideological conflicts and starting a proxy war known as, "The Vietnam War"
They were going to explore the East Coast and explore Louisiana
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Yes, they were made up of religiously diverse settlers. The settlers were mostly anglicans, Catholics, baptists, Lutherans, and Presbyterians.
It would be the development in agricultural knowledge/technology
Development in agriculture enable hunter/gatherer society to shift their behavior. Before this, they had to keep moving from one place to another in order to seek food to live.
After the development in agricultural knowledge/technology, the society now can stay in one exact place for a long period of time and relied on agricultural product as their main source food.
After living in one same place for a long time, the needs to build things to accommodate their living start to arise. They start to built several things and repeat the process every year. In the end, large cities were developed from the initially small hunter/gatherer society.
