Introduction to Age of Exploration

“For Gold, Glory and God!” was a phrase you might have heard plastered onto voyager’s tongues in 15th century Europe. This expression exclaimed the objectives of commuters travelling to the Americas during the Age of Exploration. However the origins of exploration only held true to one objective in the summarization of influences- the term “for gold”. In comparison with earning for riches in the New World, this idea refers to explorer’s goal of find a new sea route to Asia. Columbus, a Spanish sailor sent to find a new trade route, discovered the Americas by mistake. This mistake however led to an evolution of powers in the world. From the dawning of this land discovery, other nations became involved by sending their men to the New World. Every intention of European expeditions to the Americas fell under three primary objectives- political, economic, and religious opportunities. However, each motive varied in importance to different sponsors based on personal benefits.
Many European countries religious role influenced their reason for colonizing the Americas. They sent committees of church officials aboard expeditions to the foreign land as a courtesy. This provided the ministers with the chance to immigrate the New World. These trips were known as missions, appropriately naming the clergy missionaries. To compensate the royalty for finance, their duty was to convert the Native Americans to Christianity. The mere fact that empires were sending men on missions proves their dedication to their faith. However, this claim is more clearly evidenced through the missionaries’ actions in their settlements. We reflect their impact based on conflicts that arose between them. The natives’ presence at first did not affect the colonists negatively. In fact, traders benefitted from them through exchanging fur, opening a huge retail business in their motherland.
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The missionaries modernizing