Which of the following best explains a similarity between the earliest English and French voyages across the North Atlantic in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries? They succeeded despite receiving little support from their respective state governments.

They succeeded despite receiving little support from their respective state governments.
A

They were often launched in the hopes of finding alternative sailing routes to Asia.

They were often launched in the hopes of finding alternative sailing routes to Asia.
B

They were ended after encountering violent resistance from Portuguese and Spanish naval forces.

They were ended after encountering violent resistance from Portuguese and Spanish naval forces.
C

They helped convince western European monarchies to abandon mercantilist policies in favor of free-trade policies.