All of the Following Set into Motion the Chain of Events

Multiple Choice

All of the following set into motion the chain of events that led to a drive of Europeans toward Asia, the penetration of Africa, and the discovery of the New World except  

A) economic hardships and overpopulation at home.
B) growing power of ambitious governments behind them.
C) they sought contact with a wider world.
D) they sought territories to conqueror.
E) they sought new places to trade with.