Adam decided that war should be avoided at all costs, for the US barely got their independence, and they still had internal problems. Instead of starting another war and spelling the destruction of the US, they decided to try to negotiate with France
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At a time when trade and transport were made primarily by water, and bearing in mind that European powers needed to have free access to the rich colonies, and only by sea could they communicate with America and the colonies, the ocean and the seas were the higways of the past. Therefore, access and control of the sea routes, was the only way to have control over the colonies, their riches; and become the dominant power in the world. In addition, the wars between France and Great Britain were not only for trade or wealth, but for power itself, to decide who would dominate the seas.
Answer: One main focus during the age of exploration was to spread religion.
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