Along with independence from Britain, Thomas Paine proposed that the colonies take advantage of the massive amount of natural resources and untapped land to the west, so that they could expand their power and influence.
Spain hoped to spread Catholicism in its American colonies. Spain was a very Catholic country at the time and remained very religious for centuries later. One of the main goals of colonization other than taking over and extracting the riches from the countries was to Christianize the population and convert them. This actually proved largely successful as an overwhelming majority of countries who were colonized by the Spanish identify as Catholic or a Christian denomination.
Answer:
All of the above, I believe
Explanation:
Especially cases involving maritime law and murder
Answer: democracy
Explanation:
Two party systems are most common in the English-speaking countries of the world and have been for some time, although many people think that it is detrimental to the political environment.
