The Europeans traveled across the Mediterranean Sea to search the Silk Road to A) obtain clothes, spices, and other goods. They were not necessarily interested in ancient religious sites, they were not escaping natural disasters at home, and to a degree they were searching for new opportunities, but the better answer is A.
4.2,4,5
5.d
6.a
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Blacks supported the republican party because the Republican party supported them and were anti-slavery. Republicans (especially the radical ones) wanted to punish the Confederate states for supporting slavery and breaking away from the U.S. Republicans helped blacks with segregation and discrimination.
