Which country began the quest to find a new route to Asia?

The passage below can be revised to make it more concise. which word is a modifier that can be eliminated because it adds no meaning? dr. madison is somewhat skeptical about stories of global warming. she has gathered scientific data in remote areas to prove her position. somewhat global scientific remote

In the case of furman v. georgia (1972), the united states supreme court ruled that the death penalty- in specific cases- being arbitrarily and inconsistently imposed, often in a discriminatory manner. as a result, the imposition of the death penalty as a punishment was stopped throughout the united states.

Major automobile plants such as ford and general motors are located in columbus ohio