The French came to North America in search for a Northwest Passage to Asia. They traveled west through the Great Lakes and found the Mississippi River. They initially landed in Canada, but later traveled south down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed all the land
that drained to the river. The French called that claim New France. French colonists traded with the native people, especially for beaver pelts, which brought a great deal of wealth to France.

According to the passage above, EXPLAIN which reason motivated European colonization.

Criteria for Success:
Identify the reason for colonization.
Describe the reason by providing details about what it means.
Explain why it is the reason by providing text evidence.

Lots of points: economics: a benefit, such as health insurance, paid vacation, or a retirement plan, that is received by an employee in addition to regular pay is known as a. a fringe benefit b. a pension c. a grievance d. workers’ compensation

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.

Which argument for religious reform might be convincing to a priest, pope, or king?