Why was the striped area in dispute at the time? It was also claimed by the country of Spain.
The total population for that area was unknown.
Most of the people there spoke French, not English.
It was mostly an unexplored area that was not inhabited.

explanation:

with the profits from the european sales, merchants purchased europe's manufactured  goods, including tools and weapons. then the merchants shipped those manufactured  goods, along with the  american  sugar and rum, to west africa where they were bartered for  slaves.

the factors that the economies of the muslim empires prosper were:

1- land trade routes-located between three continents  

2- sea trade routes

trade contributed to the spread of muslim empires, and with that islamic culture led to a growing feeling of internationalism resulted in the transfer of technology, science, and other cultural forms.

the answer to your question is,

d. when a child was born.

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