What was one major motivating force driving European exploration between 1450-1534?

c is the awnser that best describes the role of the english monarchy in its consitution

abraham lincoln  (february 12, 1809  – april 15, 1865) was an american statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th  president of the united states  from 1861 until  his assassination  in april 1865. lincoln led the nation through the  american civil war, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3]  he preserved the  union,  abolished slavery, strengthened the  federal government, and modernized  the u.s. economy.

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