USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -1. The three motivating forces for exploration were the search for gold (economic), the spread of Christianity (religious), and glory (competition among empires). 2. The main obstacles for the explorers were poor maps and tools, disease and starvation, and fear of the unknown.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Age of Exploration is considered to have occurred mostly with four European nations, which included: Portugal, Spain, France and England. Each of these countries experienced the same forces that pushed them to explore the world, but they also shared one important characteristic.

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: -In 1492 Columbus discovered the New World of the Americas. Portugal and Spain became the early leaders in the Age of Exploration. Through the Treaty of Tordesillas the two countries agreed to divide up the New World. Spain got most of the Americas while Portugal got Brazil, India, and Asia.