In 2-3 sentences, explain how and why European exploration led to European colonization.

Although most European explorers set out to find spices, gold, and other riches, what they actually discovered became much more important to the world. These explorers discovered new sea routes and made contact with native people of these new lands. This period of exploration is sometimes called the Age of Discovery. European explorations eventually led to the European colonization of North America.

the economic difference between the three colonial regions. shipbuilding, whaling, fishing, and trapping where also main factors to the economy. the southern regional colonies economy was based on sugarcane, rice, cotton, tobacco, and indigo.

answer; marvin gaye;