Question

They say that the land is excellent and temperate, and they believe that Brazil wood and silk are native there. They assert that the sea there is swarming with fish, which can be taken not only with the net, but in baskets let down with a stone, so that it sinks in the water.

—Explorer John Cabot, in a 1497 letter describing the New World

Based on the excerpt, explorers of the New World were mainly looking to
A.
meet natives to learn how to use the natural resources.
B.
claim enough land to keep other European settlers away.
C.
find natural resources to benefit their home countries.
D.
find enough food to feed all of the colonists from Europe.

Answer 1

C. find natural resources to benefit their home countries.