SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION
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They wanted to trade and make money
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They wanted to spread Christianity.
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They wanted to find gold
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Much of the expressed goals of the spread of Catholicism was to bring salvation to the souls of the indigenous peoples. The Church and the Crown alike viewed the role and presence of the Church in the Americas as a buffer against the corrupt encomenderos and other European settlers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spanish empire Spanish missionaries carried Catholicism to the New World and the Philippines, establishing various missions in the newly colonized lands. The missions served as a base for both administering colonies as well as spreading Christianity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explorers came wanting to spread Christianity, to gain wealth from natural resources such as gold, to claim lands, and to find a shorter route to Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Christianity was introduced to North America as it was colonized by Europeans beginning in the 16th and 17th centuries.