For #1. i would say d. for #2 i would say b.
I believe it was trade and industrialization.
They traveled to America with the pilgrims to practice religious freedom
Answer:
C Trade between Europe and Asia increased.
Explanation:
Because the US had a great geographical location which shileded them from immediate contact with any military force. This was one thing, another thing was that they were lending money to the different European nations which they had to return after some time. All of this enabled the US to catapult itself and become a world power.