It was a mixture of various reasons, although for the Spanish and Portuguese it was a question of reaching India for spice trades after the embargo instated on them by the Ottoman Turks.
The Portuguese went around Africa, and the Spanish tried sailing west across the barren ocean, and accidentally discovered America through Columbus.
Railroads brought rapid expansion of people, business, and cities across the state. ... Because railroads enabled farmers and ranchers to transport their products more efficiently, by the turn of the century Texas had become a leading producer of both cattle and cotton.
I believe it was because they owed money
The functions of political parties are nominate candidates for office and provide financial support to candidates.
Political parties are understood as entities of public interest created to promote the participation of citizens in democratic life and contribute to the integration of national representation; those who make them share objectives, interests, visions of reality, principles, values and projects to execute totally or partially in democratic governments of countries. These are responsible for presenting candidates to occupy different political positions. For that, they mobilize the so-called electoral support. They also help to organize and guide legislative work, articulate and add new interests and preferences in the citizenship, and they are essential to help structure political support for certain programs, socio-economic interests and values. They also interpret and defend the preferences of citizens, forms governments, and establish political agreements in the legislative field.
