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dsp73
3 years ago
10

Why did the Europeans begin to sail west? What were they hoping to find?

History
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Arlecino [84]3 years ago
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Answer:

At first, explorers were looking for a shorter route to Asia. They hoped that they would find this route by sailing west. As the European countries claimed land in the New World, this gave people a chance to go there to spread Christianity.

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