In 1840 the population of chicago was only 4470 by 1900 the citys population was 1,698,575,

  Chicago's location as a railroad hub between the East and the West

Explanation:

a, c, & d are correct:

they wanted lands to settle the extra population.

they wanted new markets for english goods.

they wanted to avoid civil war.

beowulf is considered an epic poem because it describes the actions of a great warrior.

beowulf is taken into account an epos. in this poem, the main character may be a hero who travels nice distances to prove his strength at not possible odds against supernatural demons and beasts. in the poem, beowulf was a young warrior and he leaves his country to hrothgar, as hrothgar was in a great trouble.