SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION
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A place to settle and start over
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Their lost family members who sailed earlier for freedom
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Gold
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Spread religion to the new world
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Detailed explanation-1: -They were mostly in search of gold and treasure. Cortes was one of the first Conquistadors. He was responsible for conquering the Aztec Empire and claiming Mexico for Spain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Inspired by tales of rivers of gold and timid, malleable native peoples, later Spanish explorers were relentless in their quest for land and gold. Spanish explorers with hopes of conquest in the New World were known as conquistadores.
Detailed explanation-3: -HERNANDO DE SOTO explored the southeast region of North America for Spain, searching for gold, a suitable site for a colony, and an overland route from Mexico to the Atlantic.
Detailed explanation-4: -Much of the present-day American West, including Utah, was part of the Spanish Empire from 1521 until 1821. In this region, Spanish explorers hoped to find gold, silver, and a river to the Pacific Ocean that would make colonization easy and profitable.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Spaniards didn’t find El Dorado, but they did find Lake Guatavita and tried to drain it in 1545. They lowered its level enough to find hundreds of pieces of gold along the lake’s edge. But the presumed fabulous treasure in the deeper water was beyond their reach.