In order to reach asia, christopher columbus thought that it would be wise to

a) bargain with the italian city-states
b) bribe the muslim traders in the middle east
c) sail west instead of east
d) sail around the southern tip of africa

the us hoped to prevent any nations from leaning towards soviet union-based communism. the containment policy was established in hopes of keeping communism from spreading to new places.

worcester v. georgia, legal case in which the u.s. supreme court on march 3, 1832, held (5–1) that the states did not have the right to impose regulations on native american land. andrew jackson refused to enforce the ruling, the decision form the basis for most subsequent indian law in the united states.