Which statement best analyzes a key difference between European expansion in the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere?

Question

In the Eastern Hemisphere, Europeans were able to set up trade relationships with different people, but in the Western Hemisphere Europeans Europeans focused on conquering different people.

Europeans did not set up any colonies in the Eastern Hemisphere but Europeans did set up colonies in the Western Hemisphere.

In the Eastern Hemisphere, Europeans focused on conquering as many local people as they could, while in the Western Hemisphere peacefully traded with local people.

The Roman Catholic Church told European nations they could explore the Eastern Hemisphere but only parts of Western Hemisphere.

Answer 1

The statement "In the Eastern Hemisphere, Europeans were able to set up trade relationships with different people, but in the Western Hemisphere Europeans focused on conquering different people" best analyzes a key difference between European expansion in the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere.