The establishment of colonies and then cities in the new world eventually led to the desire for
a. self-governance and independence.
b. british goods.
c. faster overseas transport.
d. a legal way to acquire land from the native americans.

Read the following excerpt from kabir’s “tell me, o swan, your ancient tale,” and answer the question. which of the following best states an implicit meaning of the excerpt? a) the narrator requests that the swan follow him this morning. b) there is a better world than this world that is filled with sadness, death, and decay. c) the narrator overhears someone say “he is i”. d) a bee happily rests on the chest of the narrator.