George Washington's primary goal as commander-in-chief of the continental Army was to avoid decisive military losses.
The map is pointing to the middle colonies, but the middle colonies consisted of PA, NJ, Delaware etc, but the arrow is specifically on New Jersey so I would assume New Jersey.
The information found by Lewis and Clark showed many new places to settle, what the new land was like, and what could be accomplished in those areas. They found more land to farm and build homes. They also found some of the major rivers and landmarks of today.
The 3 great empires were the Mughal, Ottoman, and the Safavid empire.
A form of capitalism at its early form and the colonial powers didnt tax their colonies as much so the colonies could seem attractive the the populated europe and so business could grow