What was the purpose of Columbus’s first journey to the New World? A. To find a new source of labor for Spain
B. To provide work for English soldiers
C. To look for a new trade route to Asia
D. To prove the World was not flat

the completion of the erie canal spurred the first great westward movement of american settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the appalachians and made new york the preeminent commercial city in the united states.

one of the major compromises in the constitutional convention was between the small states and big states. the small states wanted each state to have the same number of representatives in congress. the big states wanted representation based on population.