Why were the european merchants interested in finding a sea route to the easts

Why dose the third fire go out in to build. fire

Ive been stuck on this question! which of the following statements about the economic consequences of the civil war is not accurate. a. inflation caused prices to rise by 80% in the north. b. because southern farms could not produce enough food for everyone in the south, the union navy allowed food shipments from britain. c. to pay for all of the food, supplies and armaments that were necessary for the union army, congress instituted an income tax. d. business bloomed in the north as factories and farms always had a market for the products.

What effect did colonialism have on the economies of latin america countries?