American leaders were feared that the United States would shut out of the valuable china trade.
Lewis and clark were put on the great expedition to search to the far west to look for more land as the united colonies grew, on their way the stop by many american indians. But, Lewis and clark were not the ones to drive them out of their land, it was when the colonists came to claim land from them.
<em>Sorry if this had nothing to do with this question, i just read about the great expedition awhile ago and i remember lewis and clark trying to be friends with indians -Cvest</em>
Answer:
Both are very important for trade.
Explanation:
Seas and oceans are very important for maritime trade because trading through seas and oceans are less costly for the countries. There are big ships which can be used for trade purpose between different countries. For trading by sea and ocean, countries built sea ports. The sea and ocean is fragile means easily be damaged. There is a great damage occur to the sea and ocean due to climate change and global warming that disturb the ecosystem and trading routes.
the desire of the U.S. to trade with China on equal terms with European powers
