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Why did Europeans explore?
Download Primary Source Set: Age of Exploration
This source set considers European and indigenous accounts to identify the reasons that Europeans set out to explore the Americas.
This source set considers European and indigenous accounts to identify the reasons that Europeans set out to explore the Americas.