In the late 1400s and 1500s, the main reason for exploration in the New World was the need for alternate trade routes. They have no idea the Americas even existed, however.
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He thought the government would become too powerful, and it would take away the rights of the people themselves. This would lead to the loss of separation of power, and eventually, could create a tyranny or monarchy much like the one Americans had sacrificed their lives to fight against.
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