The only answer that is false would be D. France was not interested in starting French colonies.
<span>Initially, Andrew Jackson wanted to avoid annexing Texas because he knew it would lead to a war with Mexico. Eventually it was done and did lead to a big war the Mexico and the US gained more land.</span>
We know that the landing of Colombo on the new continent was an extraordinary event and that it must be celebrated constantly, as we have done at the moment.
A new land is always exciting and exploring it will bring many positive results for the nation, but we cannot fail to mention the existence of inhabitants on that land and its importance in the new continent.
When Columbus arrived in America, he found it full of inhabitants, natives, totally different from us in appearance and personality. They look wild and have no fancy customs, but they have a civilization of their own that has apparently worked well for years. The natives live in tribes, each tribe has its language, its culture, its customs, its habits and its religions. They live on what nature offers and have peculiar traditions, besides seeing no value in gold or silver.
We must not suppress these people, but rather live in harmony with them, since they are the true owners of the land and have their own organization that we must respect, even without understanding.
The best option from the list would be that "<span>d. Both sought to preserve Chinese tradition and culture from outside influences like Christianity and Japanese Buddhism by erecting barriers to cultural interactions with the west and the east," since they were more focussed on the preservation of tradition and culture. </span>
One of the main reasons why primary sources are valuable to historians is because "<span>They give insight into the thoughts and feelings of a participant in history," since these are sources that originated during the time in question, and are "unaltered". </span>
