cheap manpower
American and European slave owners wanted cheap labour.
It was colonized because there was a lot of gold and diamonds in Africa
European imperialists sought to establish spheres of influence and outright annexation of under developed nations and peoples. They saw the opportunity to enrich themselves at the expense of peoples that they dominated.
He didn't want the US to get involved in European conflicts.
It would entangle the United States too deeply in the foreign affairs of European nations.
Cotton and other natural resources
The slaves who could farm would already know how to care for the crops.
Why woulnt they want more land. If they cold get more land that would mean more resources and more power
the US didn't want to get caught in in European affairs again
The US didn't want to get caught up in European affairs that had nothing to do with them again.
They were mostly isolationists and didn't want to be tied to European affairs, or have American affairs put in the hands of European countries. Many were also opposed to Wilson himself. The reservationists were another group opposed to the Treaty.