Why was expanding the u. s. was a good thing?

It was a good thing, because the west was a little explored and inhabited area, expanding the habitable area and collecting resources from that area was necessary, for the country's growth

expanding the US was a good thing because we acquired the territory of Louisiana which gave us more land for expansion, trade, and housing.

the answer is the letter b governor of new mexico territory

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).