Which new goal for exploration became important after the discovery of north america? a. claiming and colonizing new lands b. searching for a trade route to asia c. converting non-christians to christianity d. finding the lands of marco polo and sir john mandeville

The correct answer is A) claiming and colonizing new lands.

The new goal for exploration that became important after the discovery of North America was the claiming and colonizing new lands.

Although historians say that Vikings arrived in North America many years before Christopher Columbus, he was the explorer that reached the new continent in October 1942, specifically in the Bahamas. After him, John Cabot explored the East coast of Canada in 1497, Giob¿vani de Verrazano explored the East coast of North America in 1524, and Jaques Carte explored the St. Louis River in 1534.

After these explorations happened, the European nations such as Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, and France wanted to colonize the new territories and claimed as theirs, to the service of their respective crowns.

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