The true statement would be: <span>Vasco da Gama traveled to India.
He was ordered by the Portuguese empire to establish a trading route to India because the empire was interested in India's spices. He managed to created a trading post in Calicut, India, in May 1498 (but have to made several stops in Africa)</span>
The Indian Ocean trade routes used the geography to their advantage by utilizing the several islands along the way. The increased ports allowed for more goods to be traded, trade began over the Sahara desert as the Chinese people sent out envoys to scope the land. (Hope this helped you) :)
Jeffersonian’s was less democratic, jacksonian’s expanded suffrage to MOST white men over the age of 21.