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European Motivations for Exploration by Karlene Bell is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1) Economically, new merchant classes sought profits through overseas trade while middle/lower classes sought better economic opportunities and land ownership in the colonies. 2) Socially, some sought religious freedom and an escape from class hierarchies in England, while others faced unemployment or debt in England. 3) Politically, establishing colonies allowed England to challenge Spanish power in the Americas and exert more control independent of the English monarchy.
- Author
- Karlene Bell
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- EN