Why these explorers made these voyage across the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer 1

The Europeans began to explore the Atlantic Ocean in the 15th century due to a combination of economic political and religious motivations. Economically there was a desire to find new trade routes to access resources and merchandise from around the world. Politically the desire to explore was fueled by competition between rival European nations in the form of exploration and colonization. Finally from a religious perspective the Europeans wanted to spread their faith to new places and to find a route to Asia that would bypass the Muslim world.

Overall the Europeans wanted to:

• Increase trade and access new resources
• Compete with rival European nations
• Spread Christianity to new places
• Find a route to Asia that would bypass the Muslim world

These motivations ultimately drove the Europeans to begin exploring the Atlantic Ocean and its surrounding areas.

Answer 2

The explorers went across the Anlantic ocean because they wanted to find land. The were also looking for gold and fish.

Answer 3

many of the European explorers traveled west in search of the northwest passage however they never found the northwest passage because it does not exsist