To increase its own wealth and power
Search for new riches
To increase its own wealth and powerSearch for new riches
The Virginia Company of London funded the Jamestown settlement in 1607. It was a joint-stock company established for the purpose of establishing colonies in the New World.
puerto rico
Spain
Establishing colonies, with their money and for their country, in the "New World".
Spain made money from its colonies by trading resources. Spain was very dominant in the New World era with the Spanish colonization lasting over 400 years.
The natural resources of the country they colonised.
rivalry
The colonies were a by product of searching for a water route to Asia. They were there and when a nation seeks lands they often colonize and claim where they have gone. It means power and often wealth. There is a flag on the moon right now for the same reason.
Spain controlled most of the colonies and the shipping routes
Spain controlled most of the colonies and the shipping routes
Spain controlled most of the colonies and the shipping routes