Which of the following best describes a reason why england wanted to establish colonies in north america?
a. to gain raw materials such as crops
b. to prevent france from forming a colony
c. to find a river route across the continent
d. to fight for territory with spanish colonists

You are serving on a jury. a plaintiff is suing the city for injuries sustained after falling down an uncovered manhole. in the trial, doctors testified that it will be 5 years before the plaintiff is able to return to work. the jury has already decided in favor of the plaintiff, and has decided to grant the plaintiff an award to cover the following items: a. recovery of 2 years of back-pay ($34,000 for two years ago, and $36,000 for last year, which ends today). assume that it is december 31 and that all salary is received at year end. this recovery should include the time value of money. b. the present value of 5 years of future salary. assume that the plaintiff's salary would increase at a rate of 3 percent per year. c. $100,000 for pain and suffering. d. $20,000 for court costs. assume an interest rate of 7 percent. what should be the size of the settlement?

Harry wants to save money in a bank account. he decided to open a account with a five year maturity date because it offers than a savings account does.

Which of the following statements best describes the terms of the treaty of guadalupe-hidalgo? a the treaty ended the mexican-american war, resulting in the u. s. finally being able to finish building railroads in texas. b the treaty ended the mexican-american war, resulting in mexico and the u. s. going back to their pre-war conditions. c the treaty ended the mexican-american war, resulting in the u. s. facing a lot of international backlash for the war. d this treaty ended the mexican-american war, resulting in mexico ceding a large amount of land to the united states.