The answer is money. It was believed that if they found a shorter way to Asia that they could access the trading market more easily and avoid middle-men and things like that. They could open companies there and trade for much less money and earn much more. However, he ended up in the Americas, not India.
Answer:
Helping build communities I think is one
Explanation:
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D income hope this is right. if not I'm sorry and plus the rest of the choices did not make sense to me.
They were looking for weaponry and soldiers to fight for them.