The correct answer is <span>
t</span>heir thirst for battle and riches as well as land in the conquered territory and titles of nobility
They knew that if they discovered something great and found wealth that the King could give them titles and land and that they could become nobility of this new world. They could prove themselves and enter history as great discoverers and warlords.
Conservatives favored rule by absolute monarchs.
In the 19th century, "conservative" and "liberal" were first coming into vogue as terms for political viewpoints. What "conservative" and "liberal" meant then was different from what those terms mean in politics today. 19th century conservatives wanted to conserve and preserve the historic traditions of government and society. For societies like France and elsewhere on the continent of Europe, that meant going back to monarchs in control of government, as things had been before the French Revolution. Liberals were those who favored liberty for individuals, with greater rights and freedoms. So the various answers that spoke of voting rights, elected parliaments, and democratic change -- those all were measures favored by liberals in the 19th century, not conservatives.
