Can anybody answer these please hurry

The ideas of led to the founding of the democratic party.

Pl did european countries want to find a shorter route to the far east? a. costs would be lower. b. they could take more trips. c. the route they used was rough and dangerous. d. sailors did not want to be away from home so long.

What were the purposes of salt? check all of the boxes that apply. -to achieve peace -to protect the security of the united states -to form an alliance against communist nations - to stop the nuclear arms race - to give the united states an advantage over the soviet union