No European nation built an "empire" by its proper definition, but Great Britain was the first to exert major power over the continent having the 13 colonies under their control for some time. Spain could also be seen as a major player as well as they owned much of the Midwest territory that was eventually bought by Thomas Jefferson that came to be known as the Louisiana purchase.
Answer:
poverty and disease
Explanation:
due to the gold rush, many people travelled west to dig for gold. they made pop up towns which had no laws or healthcare. this created a lot of disease as when they were travelling west, most medications and resources would have been thrown away to make their carriages lighter so the horses could carry their weight after a long time.
poverty was also a major factor as not many people would actually find gold so they'd end up working for bigger companies to find gold and would get paid barely anything.
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Thematic essays only require you to use supporting facts and details from primary sources or prior knowledge of the facts.
I think the answer is either C.) or A.)
They originally wanted to find another pathway to Asia, which is why Native Americans today are called Native Indians-Colombus thought he was in India.
