The main motive for the French wanting to establish colonies around the world was to compete with the British and the Dutch, who were extracting great amounts of resources from new territory.
The question ask on which of the following choices where the weaknesses apparent in American society in the late 1800's and the best answer among the choices is letter A.People became too materialistic, C. The economic system didn't work well and D. The government system adjusted to change too alowly.
The correct answer is:
It is not necessarily better to have financial advantages.
"My Antonia" is a novel by Willa Cather in 1918. The novel is about the story of the pioneers of Nebraska and their life in the Old West, making emphasis on the role of the women during that time. This excerpt mainly explains how despite their low resources, the girls learned from life, from poverty, from their mothers and grandmothers and makes a comparison of how they were even more interesting than the younger brothers and sisters who had advantages were not better than them. Which supports the theme that is not necessarily better to have financial advantages.