Question

What was the initial reason many Europeans explorers sailed to the Americas

To form military alliances
To find a new trade routes to Asia
To find new sources of cheap labor
To spread Christianity to Africa

Answer 1

The initial reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas was **to find new trade routes to Asia**. The desire for direct access to the spices, silks, and other valuable goods of Asia motivated explorers like Christopher Columbus, who was seeking a westward route to the East Indies. While other factors, such as the spread of Christianity and the search for new sources of labor, became important later, the primary initial motivation was trade.