C. to increase economic oppurtunity was the main motivating factor for European maritime expansion in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries
C. to increase economic oppurtunity was the main motivating factor for European maritime expansion in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries
C. to increase economic oppurtunity was the main motivating factor for European maritime expansion in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries
C. to increase economic oppurtunity was the main motivating factor for European maritime expansion in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries
C. to increase economic oppurtunity was the main motivating factor for European maritime expansion in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries
The mercantilism system was an economic system prevalent in the 17th and 18th centuries. It relied on the European countries deriving wealth from their colonies.
Most colonies were located on the continents of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. European countries established colonies in these regions for various reasons including access to resources, economic benefit, and expansion of their empires.
By gaining control over as much land as possible, Europeans could establish cheap sources of raw materials for the production of finished goods. Apex
Three causes of European expansion are; economic causes, internal political stresses, international tensions.
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