What was the most important reason france was motivated to explore lands to the south and the west?

to compete with Spain and England for territory

the relocation of freed slaves to africa. garrison was one of the main voices in the anti-slavery movement, publishing his thoughts and the voices of slaves such as douglass in his magazin the liberator, to involve douglass in the political process.

the answer is a glaciers carved a large valley that later flooded and became puget sound