Answer:
To explore the Americas, hopefully finding gold to bring back to Spain.
Explanation:
—In 1492 Columbus discovered the New World of the Americas. Portugal and Spain became the early leaders in the Age of Exploration. Through the Treaty of Tordesillas the two countries agreed to divide up the New World. Spain got most of the Americas while Portugal got Brazil, India, and Asia.
Americans were happy to not technically lose to the British even though it was a draw
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