Why did european countries actively colonize much of the world between the 17th and 19th centuries?

A on apex

Explanation:

Europeans hoped it would create new markets that would supply them with raw materials and provide customers for finished goods

both are true, the congress does have the power to create banks, even if this power is not specifically described in the constitution, since there is nothing restricting it and there is power given to the congress to make "all laws which shall be necessary and proper". maryland was not allowed to tax a branch of the national bank operating there, and the supreme court decided that no state could. both of these topics were discussed in a decision of the mcculloch v. maryland case in 1819.

i think the answer is b.