Christopher Columbus was instructed by the King, and Queen of Spain to travel to the new world in search of valuable natural resources. Columbus had his own inclinations to travel being that the idea that the world was spherical had not yet been a well accepted fact.
The Cotton Gin impacted the industrial revolution by speeding up the process of picking cotton seeds
I would say B.
as Imperialism during the industrialization era allowed for nations to colonize under developed nations in Africa and Asia. Which gave them access to their natural resources and markets
For example the British Empire had a vast amount of land with a array of resources but they held economical markets in Asia (China, India and Malaysia)
Answer:
Union: Had to conquer a large area Invading unfamiliar land
Confederacy: Few factories to produce weapons Few railroads to move troops/supplies Few supplies Small population (9 million) More than 1/3 of the population was enslaved Poor navy