What was one of the main reasons that european nations hoped to discover new trade routes? a. to increase trade with italian city-states b. to find new areas to colonize c. to charge other countries to use the routes they found d. to cut out the "middleman" in the exchange of goods

There were two reasons for the motivations of Europeans to seek new trade routes:

Option A) to find new areas to colonize

and Option B) to cut out the "middleman" in the exchange of goods

Explanation:

In the 14th and 15th Centuries, European nations were exploring new countries all over the world to colonize. What began as expeditions by Spain and Portugal eventually led all European nations to start their own similar programs.

Also, as the Ottoman Empire became stronger in the Middle East, they began to charge trading ships passing through their seas. In response, many European nations began to look for alternative routes to reach supply sources.

With lots of middlemen in the market, Europeans were looking to gain vast riches through new trading routes.

president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.

the main concern with the first draft of the articles of confederation was too much power in the state governments.