Not really. There were no spices to find in North America. They did find corn, tomatoes, and coco in South America, Mexico, and the American Southwest.
Portuguese explorers in the 1500s were primarily motivated by a desire to find new trade routes to Asia for spices and other valuable goods. They aimed to establish profitable trade connections with the East, leading to the eventual creation of the Portuguese spice trade empire.
because they wanted to find gold and silver.
China
In the 1500s, explorers would most likely find spices in the Spice Islands, also known as the Moluccas, located in present-day Indonesia. Other key regions included India, particularly the Malabar Coast, and Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia and Vietnam. These areas were renowned for their production of valuable spices such as cloves, nutmeg, and pepper, which were highly sought after in European markets. Explorers like Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan sought trade routes to access these lucrative resources.
Two goals shared by Spanish explorers in the 1500s were to find new trade routes to Asia for spices and other valuable goods and to spread Christianity to indigenous populations in the New World.
They sent most explorers to Asia to get spices, to learn more about the world,and to find undicoveredland.
Explorers were trying to get stuff like spices , special stones,and were trying to find undiscoveredland,and they were trying to learn more about theworld.
To find the northwest passage- leading to the spices and land to claim.
Explorers were hoping to find new trade routes to Asia, valuable resources like gold and spices, and lands to claim for their countries.
So they can find a route to East Asia,where they could buy spices for cheap,and from the spices they would earn alot of money.
the met the Indians or Native American in the north east
Explorers and traders from Europe, specifically during the Age of Exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries, wanted to find gold and spices like silk. This was primarily driven by the desire for wealth and profit, as gold and spices were highly valuable commodities at the time.