What political, social, and economic factors led to western expansion?

What side of the american civil war would you choose to fight for and why

By the late 1930s, how were u.s. officials beginning to view japanese policies of expansion? a. they attempted to join forces with japan so as to increase u.s. territory. b. they warned them to stop expansionist actions or face potential u.s. intervention. c. they sent representatives to japan to work out territorial rights in a diplomatic fashion. d. they became fearful of their military power

Why do you think the delegates to the first contintal congress believed that refusing to buy british goods would their cause?