The initial reason for Columbus's journey to the New World was to find a sea route to Asia that would give Spain direct access to valuable products of Asia.
What was the initial reason for Columbus's journey to the New World?
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• 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 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
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