Answer:
<h3><em><u>As soon as the English colonized North America, they hoped to conquer the vast wilderness to the west. U.S. President Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase in 1803 had doubled the size of the country, sparking people's desire to move west. Spreading settlements along the country's borders caused friction with others.</u></em></h3>
Italian artists taught Islamic artists the secret of making porcelain.
I believe the answer is A!