The best choice would be D.
The Mid Atlantic borders the subregion of New England
In 1492, Christopher Columbus, supported by the Spanish government, undertook a voyage to find a new route to Asia and inadvertently encountered “new” lands in the Americas full of long established communities and cultures. Other European countries quickly followed suit and began to explore and invade the New World.
Modern era was is the term that historians use to describe the historical period between the beginning of the 16th century and the 21st century.