USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reasons for Exploration: All of the European nations ( Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands) came to America for the same 4 major reasons: wealth & power, religion, nationalism, and the Renaissance spirit of curiosity and adventure.

Detailed explanation-3: -Political Reasons Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, England and France began exploration and colonization in North America to increase their power and influence by gaining more territory, more resources and more wealth. These rulers wanted their country to be the best and most powerful!

Detailed explanation-4: -The economic forces that propelled exploration were the advancement of nautical technology, well-built weapons, and full-rigged ships. The political forces that drove Europeans to exploration and colonization were global power.

Detailed explanation-5: -Europeans wanted the power and resulting wealth that would come from controlling trade. Finding all-water routes to Asia and its riches would allow European merchants to cut out Middle Eastern middlemen and reap all the profits of eastern trade. Some Europeans were also eager to spread Christianity to nonbelievers.