Why did European powers need to find a faster and safer route to Asia?

The Three G's are Gold, God, and Glory. How are they related to the Age of Exploration?

What is the number one natural resource European nations hope to find in the Americas?

During the Protestant Reformation, why might some religious groups have wanted to come to the Americas?

Which economic practice motivated England to claim land in the Americas?

On which continent did Christopher Columbus think he had arrived in 1492?

Which explorer was the first to realized he was exploring the "New World"?

Which present day land did John Cabot mistakenly believe was Asia?

Which explorer claimed valuable land for fur trade for France but failed to find the Northwest Passage?

Who established the first French settlement in North America?