Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean using a land route that he was the first European to find. Why was his discovery of the Isthmus of Panama so important?

the answer is c     : )

explanation:

i don't have an explanation because i don't know, but i think the answer is c because i googled it and google is right : ) just kidding google isn't allways right but the answer is still c. i hope this !

a. the astrolabe could determine the correct latitudinal location of the ship

freedom of speech is also protected by the 1 amendment.

explanation:

here is pretty much what the 1st amendment says:

congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

the government closely monitored its finances to avoid another financial collapse.