Why did some explorers call the americas "the new world"
a. it was newly discovered to them and thus a brand-new place to explore
b. the land was newly formed through plate tectonics
c. no one lives there so it was a perfect opportunity to establish new homes.

A

Explanation:

Europeans did not know of modern day north america and they thought the world was only asia, europe and places around there.. when Christopher Columbus was looking for an alternate way to india for trade they found america hints why he called them indians instead of north americans. When they found out about this land that was not india the old world (everywhere but north and south america) had a sort of race to claim and take all of the resources.

world war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. during the conflict, germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire (the central powers) fought against great britain, france, russia, italy, romania, japan and the united states (the allied powers). to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, world war i saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. by the time the war was over and the allied powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

explanation:

the right answer is the third one: turnpikes went short distances to connect markets. turnpikes, also known as toll roads, were very important for trade and transportation (of people, goods and products) in the 19th century, coinciding with the expansion towards the west. they contributed significantly to the economic development of the united states.