SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION
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God, Fur, Gold
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Fur, Food, Finances
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Food, Gold, God
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God, Gold, Glory
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gold Glory and God. Gold – Nations were always looking for new sources of wealth. Glory – Individual explorers competed for fame and honor for both themselves and their countries. God – Europeans believed it was their duty to bring Christianity to the non-believers of the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.
Detailed explanation-3: -Historians describe the motivation for European overseas exploration, expansion, and conquests with the phrase, “Gold, God, and Glory.”
Detailed explanation-4: -The three motivating forces for exploration were the search for gold (economic), the spread of Christianity (religious), and glory (competition among empires). 2.
Detailed explanation-5: -The staggering quantity of gold the conquistadors extracted from the Americas allowed Spain to become the richest country in the world. The thirst for gold to pay for armies and gain personal enrichment resulted in waves of expeditions of discovery and conquest from 1492 onwards.