Why were Americans so driven to expand across the continent? Was it simple greed, or did they have a different reason? Provide at least one piece of evidence in your answer.

It was a mixture of greed and need.

Explanation:

The Americans believed that the expansion was a command from God to them and for that reason, they already had projects to expand in the most varied possible ways. However, there was a need to find more fertile and arable land where they could establish more productive agriculture, which would give the nation more profits. Agriculture in this case became a necessity and a form of ambition, since it could generate a lot of profit.

a

"the land of the dead"

the answer is c sharecroppers were trapped in a cycle of poverty and debt.

explanation:

one of the major disadvantages of sharecropping system is that the sharecroppers or the planters are stucked in an unhealthy cycle of debts. this happens because planters will be allowed to loan merchandise from the land-owner and will soon be paid by the farmer in his share in the farm come harvest time. hope this !

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