LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
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to meet people from different cultures
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to test their ships in the Atlantic Ocean
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to get more land and resources
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to learn new languages and building techniques
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did European explorers come to America? Explorers came wanting to spread Christianity, to gain wealth from natural resources such as gold, to claim lands, and to find a shorter route to Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many European nations exhibited a growing interest in colonies as sources of raw materials and new markets and as potential outlets for excess population and for administrators who could not be accommodated at home. Opportunities for individual adventurism and profit also ran high.
Detailed explanation-3: -Reasons for Exploration: All of the European nations ( Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands) came to America for the same 4 major reasons: wealth & power, religion, nationalism, and the Renaissance spirit of curiosity and adventure.
Detailed explanation-4: -The motivations were the desire for riches, the hope of freedom of religion or freedom from imprisonment, debt or slavery. All of these people and these reasons contributed to the Americas early settlement.