The french sent explorers to north america in the early 1500s to
a. take american indians to europe.
b. settle new netherland.
c. find a route to asia.
d. mine gold and silver.

C.find a route to Asia.

according to greek mythology, persephone, the queen of the underworld, was the daughter of zeus and demeter, the goddess of harvest and fertility. she was also called kore, which means "maiden" and grew up to be a lovely girl attracting the attention of many gods.

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