Which excerpt best expresses a political reason for coming to the New World? *

A political reason that led to the European exploration of the New World was the development of mercantilism as the prevailing economic system in Europe in the 1500s.

A common feature of mercantilist economic policy was the striving for the greatest possible promotion of productive forces at home and the generation of surpluses in foreign trade. Governments supported these goals by actively promoting exports of finished goods and inhibiting imports of finished goods. The economic policy recommendations also included the dismantling of guild privileges and the creation of an internal market by abolishing internal tariffs.

For this reason, European nations began to seek to acquire new territories and add their productions and natural assets to their national heritage, with the aim of accumulating wealth.

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the correct answer is "c: merchants" and "e. soldiers".

the song dynasty was known as the first government in the world to introduce paper currency. it was also the first chinese government which established a permanent standing navy. finally, the first compass was introduced during this period of government.

all of these innovations heavily affected commerce in a positive way. printed money dynamize commerce within the borders of the empire due to an easier way to quantify value during the trade. the introduction of the compass trade routes to be faster. finally, the introduction of a standing navy regulate trade routes.

regarding military affairs, gunpowder was created during this period. this was a tremendous improvement that was widely utilized by the military in order to innovate in the manufacturing of weapons.