Why did countries begin to establish colonies and trading posts?

to create more space for overpopulated countries
to provide raw materials that would otherwise have to be imported
to begin new religious and commercial movements

What was a major component of reaganomics? 1. the belief that tax cuts to the wealthy would trickle down to the less fortunate. 2.the belief that providing tax cuts to lower-socioeconomic americans would boost the economy. 3.the belief that boosting home ownership would lead to americans having an investment in the economy. 4.the belief that correcting the business cycle would boost output and reduce unemployment.

During world war ll, the untied states was a member of the allies axis european theater pacific theater

What was new about the writing system developed by the phoenicians, and why was this important to the growth of knowledge and spread of ideas?