The answer is money. It was believed that if they found a shorter way to Asia that they could access the trading market more easily and avoid middle-men and things like that. They could open companies there and trade for much less money and earn much more. However, he ended up in the Americas, not India.
Upon the fall of Rome, Europe ceased being influenced by the cultures of the Mediterranian coast.
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Why does Senator Beveridge believe the Philippines and China are important to the United States? He believes that trading with markets in Asia can help the US economy grow. The Philippines will cost a lot of money.
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The sharecroppers could not pay off their debts because of high interest rates.
