Question

Which of the following is a similarity between the aims of England, France, Spain, and Portugal during the Age of Exploration?

A.
Each country was searching for a route to Asia.


B.
Each country was searching for new sources of food.


C.
Each country was looking to acquire new technology.


D.
Each country was looking to acquire gold and silver.

Answer 1

The colonization of North America was a major focus for both France and England during this time as well.

The Main focus of French colonization was for fur trade.

Both France and Britain view the Ohio Valley and land west of the Appalachian Mountains influential to their empires.

Step-by-step explanation:

These attempts began along the eastern regions of North America as well as in the south. The basic purpose of the French colonies in North America was to exploit the fur, sugar and fish trade for mercantile purposes. The French colonization in the Americas began in the 16th century.

What was the first country to colonize North America? The invasion of the North American continent and its peoples began with the Spanish in 1565 at St. Augustine, Florida, then British in 1587 when the Plymouth Company established a settlement that they dubbed Roanoke in present-day Virginia.