Explanation:
They considered it a War of Independence. Washington and Jefferson considered them savages and thought they needed to be civilized.
The answer is: The sea
Back then, the techology that exist to travel by sea was not as developed as it is today. If an empire decided to travel through the sea in order to do some conquests, that empire will risk several things, such as:
- Loss in directions
- The ships could be swallowed by harsh wheather in the middle of the sea
- It need a lot of resources to maintain the armies during the travel
the middle class I think that is right, if not comment an I will fix it
