Answer:
C) European exploration of the Americas
Step-by-step explanation:
Generally, history recognizes three motivations to be the reasons for European exploration and colonization of the Americas ( New World)
These motivations are
1. God:
This represents the freedom of religion. They believed in the need to make their religion spread.
2. Economic opportunities:
the Europeans sought to improve their economies through discovering faster routes for trading, and also by acquiring more gold and spices.
3. glory (expansion of empires):
Among the Europeans there was a quest for global dominance.