4. what event ensured england safe passage to colonize north america? many englishmen desired more religious freedom than the king allowed. o england's government decided to take advantage of america's wealth of resources. cabot claimed the north atlantic coast for england in 1497.england's defeat of the spanish armada in 1588 opened up the seaways.

6 units. ab and lo are congruent sides, and if ab= 6 units, then lo would be the same.

president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”