At various times, the Spanish, the British, the Dutch, the French, and the Portuguese all had empires in the New World.
Most countries wanted to extend there empires.
Spain & England (England not in Europe but close)
france and britsh
Power and Money.
The European nations rivalries because they wanted to expand their empires colonially. This included all countries.
Because coastal European empires did strong!
Because coastal European empires did strong!
So Europeans could rule more countries and states.
What two of the most successful empires of modern times?
competition for empires
Europe didn't need empires. However, because certain countries ruled over so much area, they were considered empires by history. Countries needed to have power over so much land in order to have a stronger influence over people and bring in more money into their empire.
European nations brought warships and armies to build empires in South Asia.