Why did the industrial revolution encourage the expansion of overseas colonies

Name one body of water the merchants traveled on

In 1819, what did the united states obtain from spain for $5 million?

Which source would best a historian understand the effect of the great chicago fire on families? a. a biography of a chicago family displaced by the fire b. a letter from a grandmother in new york to her family in chicago c. a newspaper editorial about families who were displaced d. an oral history dictated by an adolescent who fled the fire