Which geographical feature favored the exploration of north america

The extensive and deep penetrating system of rivers inside the continent helped and facilitated the explorations in it.

Explanation:

The deep rooted river systems facilitated the exploration of many coastal regions which were deep inside North America as the European explorers usually travelled in ships. The Mississippi being one of the most important and extensive example of such rivers.

Columbus who is credited the most to the exploration of North America too was able to access it through the coasts and the central American river coasts starting with the Bahamas, Cuba and Hispaniola and spreading to Trinidad and Tobago.

b) a state law could be declared illegal if it contradicted the constitution.

explanation:

the conflict of this case originated when james w. mcculloch, a cashier of the baltimore branch of the second bank of the united states that the congress had chartered in 1816, refused to pay a tax imposed by the maryland state.

in the case, the state of maryland appealed that the establishment of a second bank was unconstitutional since the constitution didn't say anything about granting that power to congress. however, the case determined that even if such right wasn't specifically stated in the constitution, it was part of the "implied powers" of the government enunciated in article i, section 8.

the case also eliminated maryland's legislation to impose taxes to a national bank, asserting that even though the states retained the power of taxation, the constitution's laws are supreme and can not be controlled by the states, therefore, if a state law contradicts the constitution, it should be declared illegal.

explanation:

an economic reason that the south needed a reconstruction plan is that plantations, factories, and other businesses were destroyed during the war.