They were looking for a water route to Asia. When they found the Americas they were interested because they found new land.
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jordan
10/2/2012 11:51:08 pm
The Europeans wanted to find the seven cities of gold and the fountain of youth. They also wanted to find new trading routes. One of the major reasons was to find spices that they crave for drying their meats. They also where searching for the trading route to Asia but they stumbled onto the Americas by accident.
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justin
10/2/2012 11:46:00 pm
they were looking for the seven cities of gold and new land to claim for the spanish
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Daniel
10/2/2012 11:46:40 pm
The europeans wanted to explore the Americas because of many reasons. One reason was to get slaves to do more work and help them with stuff. Another reason was to conquer the lands and expand their empires. And they were looking for trade routes. Also a reason was they wanted spices and treasures. And they wanted to spread their religeons.
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Sara Anderson
10/2/2012 11:48:00 pm
The Europeans were coming to the Americans, and wanted to explore because of two things. One they wanted to fins spices. They wanted to search for them because back in the older days they had to use them for all of their main food sources. They also came because they were looking for a trading route. They needed this trading route to use to get a cross Asia. They used it to ship foods from Asia to the Americas.
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Mitchell
10/2/2012 11:48:06 pm
The Europeans wanted to explore the Americas because they wanted to find spices. They did not have refrigeration. So if they left things out, they would spoil. So when they found spices they could keep foods good. They were also looking for a trading route. They would be able to trade with other easier if they had a trading route.
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Abbie Okopal
10/2/2012 11:48:16 pm
The Europeans wanted to explore the Americas because of all of the spices that we had. Back then, there was no such thing as a refridgerator to keep your food cool and to keep it from spoiling. The only thing that could preserve it was coating it in spices. They were also looking for a trade route to the Americas. Which in turn, could also be a way of transporting spices.
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shyanne roberts-kelly
10/2/2012 11:48:55 pm
the europeans wanted to explore the americas because they wanted to conquer land. Also they wanted to spread there religion. They wanted to find tresure.
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Saraaaaaa ;)
10/3/2012 12:05:00 am
Good Job, Shyyyyy ;)
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Shyanne
10/3/2012 12:13:12 am
Thxs Sara! :)
Sraraaa
10/3/2012 12:17:06 am
welcomeeee ;)
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Frankie Plowman
10/2/2012 11:50:31 pm
The Europeans were lookinf for several things. Some were looking for a trade route to asia so they could get spices. After this they discovered the Americas. When word got back to Europe other explorers wanted to explore the new world.Some tried to spread christianity, others tried to find legends like the Fountain of Youth and the Seven Cities of Gold. Spain tried to take down the Aztec Empire for land.
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Miguel Long
10/2/2012 11:59:21 pm
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Kayla Marie Gibbons
10/2/2012 11:52:01 pm
The europeans want to go to the americas to explore for many a few reasons. one was to find the water route to asia. another reason is to get the slaves to do more work. also to expand their empires. they also wanted to spread their religion and wanted to find trade routes.
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Cassidy Spade
10/2/2012 11:52:23 pm
The single most prevalent reason that many Europeans left their continent was to escape religious persecution. There were also the adventurers who were true explorers, and dedicated their lives to exploring the new world (the Americas), discovering indigent peoples, mapping the geography they discovered, and naming the new places, animals, and plant life they never had seen before. Another motivation for the leaders of the countries that finanaced expeditions was to accumulate more wealth and territory.
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DeAnna
10/3/2012 12:02:34 am
Also because they were looking for the fountian of youth and the seven cities of gold. plus a way to get to india because the mulims blocked them in the mddle east and they didnt know that there was another continite in the way when they went by sea.so when christipher columbus came he though that he found india so he named the people there indians. but all in all it is right cassidy
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Cassidy(:
10/3/2012 12:17:13 am
Nice:P
Miguel Long
10/2/2012 11:54:13 pm
the Europeans were searching for more land and more resources for their troops.
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Miguel Long
10/2/2012 11:57:37 pm
they were also after a myth called the fountain of youth, this is supposed to be a special water that make you get younger... they were also after a ancient place called the seven cities of gold.
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Courtneyy;)
10/2/2012 11:54:46 pm
The Europeans were looking for money power, and glory. Finding new land would make them rich and if they claimed the land first they would have control over everyone.
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Laura
10/2/2012 11:55:20 pm
The Europeans wanted to explore the Americas because of all of the spices. The only way that they could preserve it was by coating it with spices. They were also looking for a trade route to the Americas. They did this so that it could also be a different way to transport spices.
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Summer Marana
10/2/2012 11:57:01 pm
Mhmmmmm:)
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KaylaMarie<333
10/3/2012 12:12:33 am
yayyyy laura ! ;)
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Caylin Carr
10/2/2012 11:55:45 pm
The europeans wanted to explore America because of they were looking for new land and spices. If they got more land they could have more power and if they found spices they could perserve meat better. They also were looking for trading routes to asia and other places to trade food and other necessities.
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Caylin Carr
10/3/2012 12:00:02 am
They were also looking for wealth and fame. They were looking for gold, silver and even certain crops to get wealthy.
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Summer Marana
10/2/2012 11:55:58 pm
Europeans were looking for resources. Gold, Fish, Fur, Gems, Wood, Sugar, Tea and spices. Mostly they wanted big treasure like gold. They were looking for a faster way to the east (India, China) and they stumbled on America. They wanted a faster route because if they were the only ones who knew there was such a way they could trade at a faster pace and make more money.
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tylor mcguire
10/2/2012 11:58:55 pm
they were lookin for the seven cities and the foutain of youth.they also was looking for a trading route. they also wanted our spices. that is what they were lookink for.
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carly hall
10/2/2012 11:59:40 pm
The europeans wanted to explore the americas because they were looking for land,gold, and people to join their religion.Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who sailed over here in 1492 he was supposed to find a rout to India to get supplies such as spices.Instead he sailed to the West Indies.When he got there he thought he landed in india because of the way the people were dressed,he called them indians.They were searching for gold, people to join their religion,ect. Columbus returned to spain on March 14,1493.
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Kayla Jorgenson
10/2/2012 11:59:46 pm
The Europeans came to find some things.For one thing,they came to Americas to find a trade route to Asia. So they can get back and forth easily. For another thing,they also came to find spices. They needed the speices for there food. So they could keep it fresh.
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Cody reesman
10/3/2012 12:00:32 am
The Europeans wanted to find new land and more slaves.The other reason was that they were looking for the city of gold an the fonten of youth. Anther reason was they were looking for a rout to Asia.
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jonathan keltz
10/3/2012 12:11:04 am
Modern day US states r Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklanhoma, and Kansas
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Tyler sander
10/3/2012 12:12:44 am
your all wrong
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