European explorers in the 1400s were originally looking for

The news that Christopher Columbus had discovered, what was thought to be, a western route to the East Indies spread through Europe. Other European countries began to send explorers. Like Columbus, they were looking for gold, silver, silk and other valuables.

the american revolution was by the middle and upper class, and the french was by the lower and middle class.

c.) the country needed a stronger central government.