Question

which answer best explains hernando desotos goal of exploration to the new world? a) heranando desotots interest was to harvest crops, such as corn, to be sent back to the spanish monarch. b) hernando desotos interest was to build religious ceremonial churches for the american indians. c) hernando desotos interest was to create marketplaces to trade goods with neighboring groups. d) hernando desotos interest was god, gold, and glory for the spanish monarch.

Explanation:

Hernando DeSoto, like many other Spanish explorers, was motivated by the "Three Gs": God (spreading Christianity), gold (finding wealth), and glory (for himself and the Spanish monarchy). Option A focuses only on crops, which was not the main goal. Option B about building churches for American Indians was not the primary aim. Option C about creating marketplaces for trade was not the overarching goal. Option D correctly encompasses the main motivations of Spanish explorers during that era.

Answer:

D. Hernando DeSoto’s interest was God, gold, and glory for the Spanish monarch.