Spanish conquistadors in the New World sought almost exclusively gold. This was the primary reason they were endorsed in their ventures by the kings/queens, who paid them handsomely.
The American Revolution occurred, because the colonists were tired of being mistreated, with heavy taxes imposed on them, having to quarter unneeded troops in their own houses, and not having as much freedom, that they decided that it was best to break away from the British Empire The Massacre at Boston proved to be one of the last straws.
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