Question

What was the initial reason for Columbus’s journey to the New World?

(1 point)
Responses

to seek religious freedom as a result of the split of the Protestant Reformation
to seek religious freedom as a result of the split of the Protestant Reformation

to find a sea route to Asia that would give Spain direct access to valuable products of Asia
to find a sea route to Asia that would give Spain direct access to valuable products of Asia

to build a colony in North America to take advantage of fur trading
to build a colony in North America to take advantage of fur trading

to establish a slave trade route from the Americas to Africa to Europe

Answer 1

to find a sea route to Asia that would give Spain direct access to valuable products of Asia