The three main countries that founded settlements in Norther America were Spain, France, and England. Spain's main motivation was to find gold, while France's was to trade furs. England's was for territorial reasons but they ended up profiting heavily from tobacco sales. <span />
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social contract in political philosophy an actual or hypothetical compact or, agreement between the ruled and their rulers defining the rights and duties of each ... they seen by exercising natural reason formed a society ( and a government) by means of a contract among themselves
These areas had really never been mapped out, and if they were then they were not accurate.
All played a part in developing the agreements....