• Economic opportunities • Expansion of empires

• Religious freedom

The factors listed above led to the

A) American Indians moving West

B) spread of democracy

C) European exploration of the Americas

D) European migration

C) European exploration of the Americas

Explanation:

Generally, history recognizes three motivations to be the reasons for European exploration and colonization of the Americas ( New World)

These motivations are

1. God:

This represents the freedom of religion. They believed in the need to make their religion spread.

2. Economic opportunities:

the Europeans sought to improve their economies through discovering faster routes for trading, and also by acquiring more gold and spices.

3. glory (expansion of empires):

Among the Europeans there was a quest for global dominance.

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