to reach the East Indies more quickly
Most likely
Christopher Columbus wanted to find a new water route to Asia. He thought that he could sail west across the Atlantic Ocean, instead of around Africa. Spain agreed to fund his voyage because the new sea route would help Spain compete with Portugal.
BTW WEST INDIES IS UNDERNEATH ASIA (same thing)
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THIS IS NOT MY WORK
The war on Terror was a response to the 9/11 attack.
In April 1917, assisted by Germans, Lenin returned to Russia from Switzerland. At once he took control and direction over the Bolsheviks. He prepared to seize power using a clear plan: First the Bolsheviks had to gain control of the Petrograd Soviet.
The answer to go in the blank would be ''river'' because the river was very vast and it was useful for many functions, so the English wanted to claim it.
