As ever, I would say that the motives behind expansion are inevitably pecuniary. South America was unpopulated by other Western civilisation, and it would prove far easier to conquer such nations so far away compared to their attempted conquest of civilised countries, like Britain and France. They expanded into many other regions of the world, including having other colonies in Europe, but what caused them to do this would be mainly to gain money (for the King, of course) and to boost the national status and obtain a substantial empire.
The expansion was led by Sunni Ali (SOOH-nee-ah-lee), who became ruler of Songhai in 1464
For the most part, European powers were ruled by monarchies. Perhaps only in France, after the French Revolution, were governments not led by monarchs.The Renaissance helped Europe on an intellectual basis, as did the Enlightenment. If anything, the increased powers of central governments led to an awareness that growth and power could more easily be improved by developing colonial empires. In a certain way, this expanded the so-called business class or middle classes that saw the profit in overseas expansion.
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Portugal led the way to European expansion, mainly because of its advancement in the making of ships and maps.
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Charles Martel led the armies at the battle at Poitiers in 732.
The basic motives that led to the rise of federal system included the need to end slavery and to increase women participation in political activities.
It led to the expansion of Hellenistic culture.
Ulrich's questions led me to reexamine my motives.
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Europe started to gain interest in overseas expansion as it needed more exotic raw materials for trade and manufacture. Europe also wanted more territory to expand and conquer as this would be crucial for getting raw materials and establishing new trade routes.
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The expansion was led by Sunni Ali (SOOH-nee-ah-lee), who became ruler of Songhai in 1464
Slavery, Economic progression of the north, slow economic progression of the south, overseas terrorist, and lowered tariff overseas which led to loss of revenue for southern plantation owners.