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C. It served as a basis for passing laws for the good of the colony.
The Mayflower Compact was created in the Plymouth colony to establish a government for the newly arrived pilgrims.
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After defeating both countries, we allied with Great Britain for trade of goods. Later on we allied with France for the bombs and other explosives. Which was how we got the Idea of the nuclear bomb against Japan.
1) Asia has a LOT of people which meant more money for them if they could open up trading ports and such.
2) Asia had things like gunpowder, silk, spices, basically what was considered rare goods at the time.
(And a secret 3d reason, Asia was pretty far ahead in most sciences and mathematical studies and if you could sneak a trader in there to get some of that knowledge then all the better)
