To distance themselves from the Church of England.
He was looking for a water route to Asia and not to discover a “new world.”
Thousands of Purtians didn’t come to the New World. The Mayflower held 102 people and 60 of them were Purtians from the same village in England.
Conquer new land
They hoped to form religious communities in the new land. B.M.
were probably the first Europeans to reach the new world
Opening new markets by forcing weaker countries to buy their goods
Opening new markets by forcing weaker countries to buy their goods
They were trying to hold on to their New World Empire.
It brought the United States out of the Great Depression.
Christopher Columbus did and did'NT accomplish his goal. He did accomplish finding new land and new people. But did not accomplish finding special rocks such as diamonds, spices or India.
What did Europeans hope to gain from exploring the New World
The French