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While all had different reasons the main cause was economic.
Spain was after gold, religious converts, outpost for adventurers. sugar cane and more gold.
French wanted to compete with Brits and Spanish . Had been fishing off North America since before Columbus but then found fur trade profitable. Were eventually driven out by English.
English wanted to compete with Spain. Also needed a place for dissidents (Pilgrims ), looking for gold but found another form of wealth (tobacco), a place to send condemned folks rather than execute (Britain had about 250 crimes punishable by death at that time) .
All were looking foa a Northwest Passage...shortcut to Orient.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y ago- Economic Growth
- Resources
- Competition
- Overpopulation
All these are tru but in detail: Spain wanted gold, converts for Chritianity, land and power. Later developed sugar plantations on a large scale.
English wanted a place where dissidents and later many others could immigrate to (overpop) as well as gold. Later developed tobacco, deer skin, lumber (for Navy) and sugar cane/rum industry.
French wanted gold, a way to Orient but got into fur trade mainly.
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∙ 13y agoThey did this because they wanted to expand their terriotory.
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∙ 14y agogave them superior powers
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What was the effort by major European nations to gain colonies?
Stockpiling
What benefit colonies supposed to have for the nations who had them?
The colonizers used the resources of their colonies to grow their own economies.
The rush among European powers to establish colonies in the Americas can BEST be described as?
spread Christianity around the world
What was part of the monroe doctrine?
hepled European nations establish new western hemishere colonies
Why did European countries and stock companies establish the North American colonies?
So they can get more population in growth For more wealth and power
Which European nations establish colonies in central America and the West Indies?
AnswerBritainNetherlandsSpainFranceDenmarkPortugalSweden
What the the goal of the Monroe doctrine?
hepled European nations establish new western hemishere colonies
What factors motivated European nations to explore the Western Hemisphere and establish colonies?
The search of raw materials was one f the factors that motivated European nations to explore the Western Hemisphere and establish colonies. The availability of cheap human labor was another factor.
The purpose if the monroe doctrine was to discourage European nations from attempting to establish colonies in what nation?
Latin America
What was a primary goal of the monroe doctrine?
hepled European nations establish new western hemishere colonies
What was the goals of Monroe doctrine?
prevent European intervention in Latin America
Why did European nations want to establish colonies in Africa?
It was colonized because there was a lot of gold and diamonds in Africa
What did monroe doctine state?
When James Montroe warned European nations not to attempt to establish new colonies in North or South America.
Did the Mercantilist theories caused European nations to abandon their overseas colonies?
Mercantilist theories caused European nations to abandon their overseas colonies.
The Dutch were able to establish exclusive trade ties with many non-European nations because?
they did not try to convert or change the culture of the native peoples in their colonies.
What did the monroe doctrine declare?
that the nations of Europe should not establish any new colonies in the Western Hemisphere.
What Settlements establish by European explorers around the world?
Colonies
