The explorers want to travel because they want to explore places or find out what's ahead. For example, take Christopher Columbus He wanted to find a shorter route to Asia and instead he found a new world and the triangular trade route.And you also have The Spanish Who traveled to America for The seven cities of gold and to convert Native Americans to Christianity.And last but not least you have The French explorers They came to America Because King Louis of France was trying to find a shorter route to Asia.He thought he could find a river that went all the way through America that would lead to Asia. And wanted to start fur trade and his goal was to convert Native Americans to Catholicism.
