Why did europeans travel cross the mediterranean sea to search the silk road
a. to obtain clothes, spices, and other goods
b. to discover ancient religious sites
c. to escape natural disasters at home
b. to search for new opportunities

The Europeans traveled across the Mediterranean Sea to search the Silk Road to A) obtain clothes, spices, and other goods. They were not necessarily interested in ancient religious sites, they were not escaping natural disasters at home, and to a degree they were searching for new opportunities, but the better answer is A. 

The answer is A) to obtain clothes,spices, and other goods.

No , abraham lincoln is elected 16th president of the united states over a deeply divided democratic party, becoming the first republican to win the presidency . lincoln receive 40 % of the popular vote handily defeated three other candidates