Question

plsss help its timed! why was the founding of st.petersburg important to russia
a. it proved that the Russians could defeat Austria and Prussia
b. it showed that the army was the, most important institution In Russia
c. it allowed for expansion of Russian territory
d. it showed that a woman could be as effective a monarch as a man​

Answer 1

answer:

c. it allowed for expansion of russian territory

explanation:

• petersburg was founded by peter the great in 1703 to protect the lands he had just conquered from swedish forces
• during the course of the northern war with sweden, russian forces defeated swedish forces and conquered the lands in the neva delta