The columbian exchange olina m (flex) 4th sub guided practice let s check your understanding

The purpose of Christopher Columbus's initial voyage is to discover gold and other minerals

Option C

Explanation:

Vasco da Gama's discovery of India led to start a trade route between India and Portuguese. This was the start of the spice trade between Asia and Europe. Columbus had his own ambition called 3G's so that he wanted to discover a route to Asia.

His 3G's were to discover Gold, attain Glory and spread words about God. Also, he wanted to sail to the lands where Europeans never been there before. After the fall of Constantinople by Seljuk Turks, the trade routes went under the Muslims control.

The trade between Europe and Asia through Silk Roads were stopped. This was also the reason for many that motivated people to find new routes to Asia.  

Popular Sovereignty

Explanation:

The Progressive Era was a period of social activism and political reform in which many civilians participated (direct democracy) in order to reform the vertical (hierarchy) political system. Among the targets were the political machines with their corrupt and malfunctioning representatives.

Popular Sovereignty, that dates back to the Enlightenment, is the purest of  (and most horizontal) democratic government, in the sense that the goverment´s purpose should be to protect (the civil rights) and serve the people, and not the other way around. And if they fail to do, or are corrupt or both, so they should be replaced.