French colonies lagged behind England's because French fur traders A. contracted diseases from beaver furs. B. moved on when fur supplies dried up. C. lacked money to build larger colonies. D. lost supplies to attacks by American Indians.

14) the most likely reason general william t. sherman wanted to control the rail lines running through atlanta, georgia, during his "atlanta campaign" was because he wanted to a) prevent residents of the city from fleeing to the north. b) cut off the flow of supplies to the confederate army. c) use the rail lines to quickly transport his troops. d) extend the rail lines into the northern states. eliminate