More than anything, the Spanish were seeking wealth.
Christopher Columbus himself thought that he had reached India: he wanted the wealth from the trade with Indians.
In the beginning, the Spanish hoped for Gold and Silver, later also for other products that could be made cheaper in the New World.
In short: the Spanish were not interested in Mexico but in what the ships could bring from Mexico (again, mostly gold).
Some, very few Spaniards, who settled in the New World were too unhappy in Europe and hoped for a better life.
There were many reasons. For starters, it involved getting rid of a large number of Native Americans, and while some supported this, others opposed it as they were peaceful. Another thing was that this meant the introduction of new states and it deepened the division based on whether the states should be slave states or non-slave states. Also they involved war with Mexico and some wanted this and some didn't.
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One way that the British government carried out the policy of mercantilism was by (4) requiring that most colonial trade occur within the British empire. This was the basic policy of colonial mercantilism, where colonies such as the United States could only trade with Great Britain, and was banned from trading with other colonial superpowers, such as the Netherlands, France and Spain.
The correct option is D. The Byzantine Empire’s territory change during the reign of Justinian I the empire grew to the largest extent it would ever see.
<h3>How did Emperor Justinian impact the territory of the Byzantines?</h3>
From 527 to 565, Justinian I presided over the Byzantine Empire. Most people associate Justinian with his work as a lawmaker and codifier. During his rule, Justinian restructured the Byzantine Empire's government and implemented various changes to improve accountability and lower corruption.
The Byzantine Empire reached its greatest geographic extent under Justinian I, who ruled from 527 to 565. The empire included the Balkans to the north, Egypt and other regions of north Africa to the south, Anatolia what is now Turkey, and the Levant which includes modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan.
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