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In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the movements to explore the new world increased rapidly. Among them was the arrival of the early Europeans on Americas. Europeans were interested in exploring the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries for different reasons. Some of the reasons that they explored were: to find a sea route to the species of Asia, to find gold, silver, and precious stones, to expand their knowledge of the world, to control a larger empire, and to expand Christianity. In Europe, many spices did not grow anywhere. They were only found in Asian countries like China, Japan, and India. It was very difficult to get the spices from Asia to Europe. Spices had to be brought across thousands of miles of dangerous mountains and deserts by spice traders, with bandits waiting to rob the spice caravans. The alternative was to bring the spices by ship, but the sea voyage was also dangerous because of pirates and storms. Since it was so difficult to get spices from Asia to Europe, spices were very expensive. Also, spices became even more expensive and difficult to find in Europe when the land route from Asia to Europe was cut-off by the Turkish Empire. The European rulers tried several times to defeat the Turks in battle, but they were turned back each time. Several European rulers finally decided to try to find a route around the Turkish Empire. If a country could find a way to get these valuable spices to Europe, the rulers would be very rich so European rulers fought many wars. They fought against each other and against the Turkish Empire. These wars were very expensive, so they needed to find lots of gold, silver, and precious stones to pay for them. Also, the search for gold was one of the main reasons for Columbus¡¯s journey too. Europeans were interested in settling the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries because of religious problem. A different group of English people settled north of Jamestown. They were members of a religious group...
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