Why did early french and dutch explorers search for a northwest passage in north america

At first, their goal in the Americas was to find the Northwest Passage to Asia. When that search failed, they began to focus on the resources of North America itself as a possible source of new wealth and territory. ... Champlain's activities opened a rich fur trade with local Native Americans.

answer: study

explanation:

maybe if you get off your phone and start studying you might do well but that’s your decision if you want to stay in summer school

the space race was a battle to make advanced technology to get to the moon and to get a better understanding of space.