Europeans turned to overseas expansion in search of new trade routes, resources, and markets, particularly for valuable commodities like spices, gold, and sugar. The desire for wealth and economic gain was fueled by competition among emerging nation-states and the need to assert dominance. Additionally, technological advancements in navigation and shipbuilding made long voyages more feasible, while religious motivations, particularly the spread of Christianity, also played a significant role in driving exploration.
For the most part, European powers were ruled by monarchies. Perhaps only in France, after the French Revolution, were governments not led by monarchs.The Renaissance helped Europe on an intellectual basis, as did the Enlightenment. If anything, the increased powers of central governments led to an awareness that growth and power could more easily be improved by developing colonial empires. In a certain way, this expanded the so-called business class or middle classes that saw the profit in overseas expansion.
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The main result of Zheng He's voyages was the expansion of China's overseas trade.
They wanted to find wealth and in order to do that they had to look overseas for it and into other countries and even continents
The colonies were founded to search for gold and other riches, and expansion of power.
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The Europeans began to expand overseas for exploitation. They wanted raw materials for their home industries. They also wanted to conquer the land beyond.
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Some of the distnguished figures to critisize the U.S. overseas expansion were Mark Twain, Andrew Carnegie, William Jennings Bryan, and William James.
European overseas expansion after 1600 entered a second phase, comparable ... became involved on a smaller scale, setting up their global duel for empire.
Some of the distnguished figures to critisize the U.S. overseas expansion were Mark Twain, Andrew Carnegie, William Jennings Bryan, and William James.
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Sell goods to new market
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Frederick Jackson Turner argued that, since the American frontier was running out, overseas expansion would be a safety valve to keep Americans content.