How did european motivations for exploration change after the discovery of the americas?
a. europeans were more interested in claiming and colonizing new lands.
b. europeans were more interested in getting around the americas to find a trade route to asia.
c. europeans began to convert non-christians to christianity as their most important goal.
d. europeans began to explore for other undiscovered continents as their most important goal. select the best answer from the choices provided