Why did European countries establish colonies in the Americas and in the East?

The justinian code was created because justinian wanted to strengthen his large empire with

In the united states the largest number of sheep are raised in the a. west b. north c. east

Washington said that the united states would be "friendly and impartial" in regard to foreign conflict. what was his reason behind this statement? a jefferson and washington had determined the u. s. was too weak to wage war. b the u. s. had a treaty with both england and france, and was thus required to remain neutral. c france asked for the united states to stay out of the war, due to trade relationships. d a special envoy from england asked for strict neutrality on behalf of the united states.