SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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They wanted to find a water passage to China and India
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They wanted to test their new navigational equipment
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they were looking for North and South America
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They were looking for rich farmland to grow spices
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Detailed explanation-1: -Along with the idea of looking for new trade routes, they also hoped to find new sources of gold, silver, and other valuables. Additionally, Europeans saw exploration as a way to bring Christianity to other cultures that lived in other lands.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -the Indian Ocean? The desire for wealth was a driving force behind the European exploration of the East. Europeans wanted to control trade with Asian countries.
Detailed explanation-4: -A major reason for these voyages was the desire to find sea routes to east Asia, which Europeans called the Indies. When Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean, he was looking for such a route.