Assortment means there are many variations/types of an object or objects.
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Oklahoma served as a transportation corridor for their rival military and economic ventures.
This is because it was situated at the border, that is on the northern fringe of Spanish exploration of North America and on the western fringe of French exploration
That is a true statement.
Trail by ordeal was an ancient judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused was determined by subjecting them to a painful, or at least unpleasant usually dangerous experience. The test was one of life or death, and the proof of innocence was survival. In some cases the accused was considered innocent if they escaped the injury or if their injuries healed.