Answer:
The rise of nationalism
The desire for national self-rule
The desire to unify territories
Well, all the civilizations did sacrifices, but ( you may need to check just be sure) i think the Incans did the least of it. The Mayans did it a bit more regularly then the Incans and the Aztecs did the most. hope this helps!
Motivations for colonization: Spain's colonization goals were to extract gold and silver from the Americas, to stimulate the Spanish economy and make Spain a more powerful country. Spain also aimed to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
Spain was considered to have as three main goals behind its expeditions to North America: the expansion of its empire, the attainment of wealth, and the spread of Christianity. It is easily forgotten that monarchies were not possessed of endless wealth.
The transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases between hemispheres. This would be the correct answer!!!