In 1609, Henry Hudson sailed up what is now known as the Hudson River and explored much of what is now New York State. What was Hudson trying to find?
A. a place to start a colony
B. gold and silver mines
C. farmland for plantations
D. a route to Asia

The sixth amendment of the u.s. constitution guarantees the right to which of the following?

Why did the federal government choose to give each tribal member a 25-year deed to the reservation land? this was the life expectancy of native americans at this time, and the government wished to grant rights for only a single generation. they considered this to be enough time to keep the area calm before they could take the land back again for sale. the united states government believed that the nutrients from the land would be depleted by the end of the deed. the government believed this would be enough time for the tribal members to become self-reliant and adapt to the farming lifestyle.

Why was the united states motivated to establish the open door policy? a. the policy guaranteed american commerce with china. b. the policy supported the chinese nationalist cause. c. the policy led to a gain of american colonies in asia. d. the policy claimed damages from the chinese.