The mali King was called Mansa Musa. The catalan showed him sitting on a gold throne. the king created wealth out of taxing traders as his kingdom fell along important trade routes such as transaharan. The kingdom of mali declined as a result of poor leadership and encroachment by The soghai empire.
Because as a river is a corridor, it can help to travel and transport goods. It can also provide food as it might have fish.
Many English came to North America for religious freedom
Spanish came to North America for the sole purpose of conquest
