What Are The Motives For The Spanish Colonization Of North America?

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Kassandra Hernandez
History of the U.S.
W 6:30
September 18,2016

The British, French, and the Spanish all had more or less the same goals coming into the New World for the first time. All three colonies wanted to discover a shorter route to Asia. But most importantly, they all wanted to be the dominant power in North America. Trade markets, religion, and property were the three biggest motivations in migrating. Although, the Spanish did not value the Native Americans like the French and English. The Native Americans would eventually be valuable allies, and not only be imposed on and forced to live a certain way.

Being the first to set sail, the Spanish were led by Christopher Columbus. The goal of the Spanish was to not only conquer the

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