<span>it was called to regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power.</span>
Belgium's ports were close to the British coast and German control of Belgium would have been seen as a serious threat to Britain.
Sacajawea has the Native American woman that helped Lewis and Clark, mainly due to her brother being the leader of a tribe, which they needed to borrow horses from.