Various motives prompt empires to seek to expand their rule over other countries or territories. These include economic, exploratory, ethnocentric, political, and religious motives. Economic: Imperial governments, and/or private companies under those governments, sought ways to maximize profits. Industrialization and competition with Europe for power were factors that contributed to the growth of European imperialism. The effects of these factors were that they were able to use weaker nations to meet their commercial needs and if they had many colonies they would be grow to be richer and powerful.
A great country i think is the correct answer
Answer:
(B) Briefly explain how ONE specific historical event or development during the period of 1820-1865 that is not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support King’s interpretation.
Explanation:
The correct answer is B.fend off foreigners and Indians.
The grant was the largest ever made in the State of New Mexico and created numerous complaints and disputes over the years. The grant included the western part of Colfax County and the southern part of Las Animas County, Colorado.
In the beginning the land was the undisputed territory of the Apache and Ute Indians, and later the Comanche. In 1841, Charles Beaubien and Guadalupe Miranda of Taos, New Mexico applied to Governor Manuel Armijo for the grant, promising to encourage new settlers to come to the area and utilize its resources.
