The most important reason traders needed sea routes was because

the mother countries succeed in doing that by using the colony's natural resources, facilities in a colony, they do not take good care of these facilities, causing them to fail. this has had negative and positive effects on the people of africa, they then governed through direct or indirect rule depending on the country.

hope thsi

sitting in that one chair where he could get shot at was his worst decision.

the spanish  

hope this meaning spain btw

first representative government in british america called virginia assembly