FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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European rulers hoped to find an all-water route to Asia
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The Catholic church divided land between Spain and France
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European merchants needed North American laborers after the Plague hit Europe
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European rulers were searching for new areas to send their extra citizens
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Detailed explanation-1: -European merchants needed North American laborers after the Black Death in Europe. European rulers were searching for new areas to send their surplus populations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.
Detailed explanation-3: -The opportunity to make money was one of the primary motivators for the colonization of the New World. The Virginia Company of London established the Jamestown colony to make a profit for its investors. Europe’s period of exploration and colonization was fueled largely by necessity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Finding all-water routes to Asia and its riches would allow European merchants to cut out Middle Eastern middlemen and reap all the profits of eastern trade. Some Europeans were also eager to spread Christianity to nonbelievers.
Detailed explanation-5: -European explorers found the New World by mistake; they were not looking to find new continents but new sea routes. Europeans mainly wanted to find better trade routes to China, India, and Southeast Asia.