The first person to sail around Africa and to reach India ( and to get some precious spices from there!) was Portuguese Vasco da Gama, who did this in his journey that started in 1497 and reached India in 1498 ( and returned in 1499)
The Scots We are among the finest soldiers in the world and had been recruited by General James Oglethorpe to provide a buffer between the English colony and the Spanish in Florida. The Scots Built a fort to replace Fort King George at the mouth of the Altamaha river, which had been abandoned in 1732.
When varying greatly in size as a result of flooding or evaporation, this means that it has to be a body of water. The only body of water provided (Whose location is correct) is Great Salt Lake, Utah.
The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition had the same purpose like many other expeditions: To explore unknown territories, establish trade with natives, show ownership
*In 1803 when the U.S purchased Louisiana from France, president Jefferson wanted to examine the land before settling there so he sent Lewis to be in charge of the expedition, and he invited Clark to come along
They also wanted to find a water way from the U.S to the Pacific
* The U.S also wanted to show that they owned the territory before other powers tried to claim it
Answer: it is referred to as a bridge between the Middle East and Europe, both because it straddles the continents of Europe and Asia. It is intertwined both with that of European states and with that of the Middle East.
