If you look at the worlds smartest most of them are european.Therfore the main reason european conlonzation was to civilize the rest of the world. The other reason was to gather natural resouces from the other parts of the world, andto controll slavetrade.
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Control, economy, and curiosity are the three motives for the European exploration of the New World. They were able to explore new lands and increase their control and territory as well as finding new resources.
In addition to building colonial empires in North America, the European powers were able to use the wealth extracted from those colonies to finance building empires elsewhere. Europeans also obtained new foods from North America, such as tomatoes, beans, squash and corn.
Europeans colonized for many more than just three reasons. The four primary reasons (and that is leaving many reasons out) that Europeans colonized were:
1) Wealth: This was colonization to extract wealth or resources from a target territory.
2) Strategic Positioning: This was colonization, primarily in the Old World, of a specific territory because of its proximity to a useful geographic feature or unconquerable nation.
3) Religious and Governmental Evangelism: This was colonization in order to spread Christianity and/or modern Western governance structure. It was usually couched as an effort to civilize the local barbarians.
4) Glory: Europeans who conquered on behalf of their mother countries brought prestige to those countries and honor and glory to themselves. The thought of being the toast of the town and a name etched in stone for eternity was very valuable to some.
1. A desire for a new trade route to the east.
2. Spirit & technological discoveries of the Renaissance.
3. There was more power in the new European national monarchies.
because of gold,glory,god
Mineral riches (gold, silver) and converting Native Americans to Catholicism.
European influence spread to the Western Hemisphere
it because he was responsible for European worldwide exploration
The Age of Exploration introduced New World crops to the Old World and vice versa. It led to European countries establishing colonies in the Americas.
The goals of European exploration in the New World were primarily to find new trade routes to Asia for goods such as spices, silk, and gold. They also aimed to spread Christianity and to establish colonies to expand their empires and increase their wealth and power. Additionally, explorers hoped to discover new lands, resources, and opportunities for settlement.
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There were alot of European people who needed jobs and opportunities. The new world seemed like their ticket to a better future.
They were formed trading alliances
the America's were discovered
European exploration in the Americas resulted in a decline of populations due to diseases brought to the New World to which the natives had no immunity. For Africans, this exploration saw the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade where millions were captured and resettled in the Americas.
The voyages of discovery to the New World can be traced back to the lively interest in geographical matters awakened by the expeditions of the crusaders.
God, Glory, and Gold were the motives/main motives/ideal prizes for European exploration/exploration in general.For a more detailed answer, the motives for exploring was finding a trading route to Asia. The Muslims and Italians had most control of the trading, so Spain and Portugal and other parts of Europe wanted to find another route to Asia so they may trade freely for gold, silk, and paper. Another motive was wealth and adventure. Some Europeans heard of the discovery of new lands and they wanted glory and wealth, but some also went just for the spirit of adventure! I hope this answers your question.