Which of the following best explains a similarity between the earliest English and French voyages across the North Atlantic in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries? They succeeded despite receiving little support from their respective state governments.

They succeeded despite receiving little support from their respective state governments.
A

They were often launched in the hopes of finding alternative sailing routes to Asia.

They were often launched in the hopes of finding alternative sailing routes to Asia.
B

They were ended after encountering violent resistance from Portuguese and Spanish naval forces.

They were ended after encountering violent resistance from Portuguese and Spanish naval forces.
C

They helped convince western European monarchies to abandon mercantilist policies in favor of free-trade policies.

Lucifer with lucifer, although an angel he and not a man, i purpose to begin. for notwithstanding angels cannot be the sport of fortune, yet he fell though sin down into hell, and he is yet therein, o lucifer, brightest of angels all. now thou art satan, and canst never win out of my miseries; how great they fall! adam consider adam, made by god's own fingerm and not begotten of man's unclean seed, he that in eden was allowed to linger - now call damascus- and had power at need over all paradise, save that decreed and single tree prohibited. than he none ever on earth stood higher, till his deed drove him to labour, hell and misery describe a theme that the author develops through these two excerpts. then analyze how the two excerpts interact and build on one another to develop this theme. be sure to use specific details from the text to support your ideas

By the end of the 1800s, there was a change in the nature of the immigrants coming to the united states. immigration from northern europe—england, ireland, germany, and scandinavia—declined, while immigration from italy, russia, and austria-hungary grew. in fact, between 1900 and 1910, more than three-fourths of all immigrants came from these three countries. unfortunately, these countries were far removed england, the home of our founders, and the immigrants who came from them had a hard time adjusting to life in their new country.

"if i have seen farther than others," said newton, "it is because i have stood on the shoulders of giants." who were the giants to whom newton was referring? could this be said of any scientific accomplishment? explain.