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GCSE History · key term
A sea route sought around the north of North America to reach Asian markets.
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Paper 2
Revise: ExplorationExplorers searched for a North-West Passage, a hoped-for route around the north of North America to Asia. The possibility of a shorter route encouraged voyages even though Elizabethan explorers did not find it.
Paper 1
The hoped-for sea route around the north of North America that would give Europeans access to Asian trade.
Revise: Imperial ambitionAdventurers hoped to find a North-West Passage around North America to the Far East. A shorter route could make Asian trade easier and help English merchants challenge established overseas trading powers. The Elizabethans did not find this passage, but the search encouraged exploration of the American coastline.
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