Question

After Spain claimed parts of the Americas, other countries began

Answer 1

Answer:

Option: D. wanted to become wealthier too.

Explanation:

As Spain started to claim many parts of the new world and establish colonies, many other countries like Portugal, England, France and Dutch wanted to become wealthy too. Spain was generating wealth through mines of gold and silver in Bolivia, Mexico, and Peru. There was an increasing supply of gold and silver bullion that shipped to Spain, which made the country powerful and wealthy.

England in hope to find Bullion (gold and silver) send voyages and settlers in America to found colonies which would help England in generating the wealth. The desire to find gold became a mission for the English settlers but found mines of copper, iron, silver, lead, tin, coal, and other minerals which helped in building small industries in America.