Question

image credit: wikimedia commons in addition to new maritime technologies, what other innovations helped to spur european exploration in the americas? choose 1 answer: a new forms of communication, like the telegraph b new methods of preserving food for long journeys, like pickling c new democratic governments, like the one instituted after the french revolution d new methods for organizing international trade, like the joint - stock company

Explanation:

• Option A: The telegraph was invented much later than the era of European exploration of the Americas, so it's not relevant.
• Option B: Pickling was not a new innovation during the European exploration period to spur exploration; it was already a known method.
• Option C: Democratic governments like the one after the French Revolution (late 18th century) came after the main period of European exploration of the Americas (15th - 17th centuries), so it's not applicable.
• Option D: Joint - stock companies (like the British East India Company) were new methods of organizing international trade during the age of exploration. They allowed investors to pool resources and share risks, which helped fund and spur European exploration in the Americas.

Answer:

D. New methods for organizing international trade, like the joint - stock company