Empires originated as different types of states, although they commonly began as powerful monarchies. ... Many empires were the result of military conquest, incorporating the vanquished states into a political union, but imperial hegemony can be established in other ways.... he already answered so sorry
Answer: Spain's motivation to help the American colonists was driven by a desire to regain the land it had lost to Britain and, with other European powers, make incremental gains against British possessions in other parts of the world.
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