Why do you think countries did not cross the Atlantic Ocean to trade?

Across the Atlantic Ocean remain hidden and unknown to the rest of the World.

Explanation:

Before Columbus made his discovery, no one knew about the existence of the New World. America so-called New World remain hidden for centuries as it was separated from Europe and remained protected by oceans surrounding it. Christopher Columbus began his journey in quest of a westward route (new route) to Asia. On his way to find India, he found indigenous people and soon released that he found a New World. The trade across the Atlantic Ocean only began after the European powers began to establish colonies. The trade-only began through the Columbus exchange and the Triangular Trade.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

answer: the ocean

explanation: if you map out 30 n and 40 n latitude, you will get the ocean