The main purpose of the passage’s information about Fontainebleau is to
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provide a picturesque counterpoint to the terrible poverty that Jefferson witnesses.
describe a foreign land to someone who has never visited France.
contextualize the anecdote and argument that follow.
interest the reader in the narrative before changing topics.

How did european exploration and expansion cause the african slave trade to expand? a. european explorers discovered the slave trade and expanded it across the indian ocean into south asia. b. arab armies captured european explorers and forced them into slavery. c. european traders shipped enslaved africans to work on plantations in european colonies in the americas. d.european explorers captured african people and forced them to work on their ships.