What was the goal of chinese expeditions in the early 1400s?

a colonization

b trade with north america

c diplomatic missions

d waging war

The correct answer is C. Diplomatic missions. The Emperor's objective was to impress and overwhelm the surrounding territories, always ready to fight, but waging war or forced colonization weren't the first choice or priority; the fleet admiral Zheng He always tried the diplomatic way first.

Southerners opposed Clay's American Systems because the south already had rivers to transport goods and they did not want to pay for roads and canals that brought them no benefit. Since Southerners had to pay tariff, they wanted to make sure that when the tariff was used, they profit from it as well.

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