Why did europeans look to find the northwest passage, a hoped for shortcut through north america?

In an effort to end the civil war, in 1864 the union planned to

Germany italy and japan formed the tripartite pact in part because they: a. add chicken wings to the united states to stay out of world war ii b. share the ruling philosophies based on communist economics c. resented the agreements they were forced to sign at the munich conference d. selena territories were threatened by aggressive foreign states

How did the construction of the erie canal improve transportation in the united states in the 1820s? a. the canal connected the great lakes to the mississippi river. b. the canal connected the great lakes to the ohio river. c. the canal connected the atlantic and pacific oceans. d. the canal connected the great lakes to the atlantic ocean.