Beginning in colonial times, which groups led settlers into new territory in the united states?
a) businessmen and traders
b)presidents and political leaders
c)soldiers and military leaders
d) trappers and traders

The right answer it's D) trappers and traders

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they united the colonies in their fight against the british.

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”