Portugal, the western-most European country, was one of the primary players in the European Age of Discovery and Exploration. Under the leadership of Prince Henry the Navigator, Portugal took the principal role during most of the fifteenth century in searching for a route to Asia by sailing south around Africa.
 
        
             
        
        
        
The amount of people having a higher amount of children per family helped to increase the growth, I think.
        
                    
             
        
        
        
The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking their independence. By declaring themselves an independent nation, the American colonists were able to conclude an official alliance with the government of France and obtain French assistance in the war against Great Britain.
Following the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the document that established the United States as a new nation, the thirteen colonies declared themselves free of the United Kingdom. ... They were angry that the colonies were forced to follow British rule but were not allowed representation in Parliament. 
The government treated British citizens in the colonies differently from those at home. It demanded special taxes from the colonists. It also ordered them to feed British troops and let them live in their houses. Britain claimed that the soldiers were in the colonies to protect the people.
        
                    
             
        
        
        
The answer is False. The real answer is a Shelkh.