Free land (well they had to pay like 10 cents), and gold (the gold rush).
The argument of missile defense in the nation of Cuba is a non-starter because the USA will never willingly allow a nation that is so close to its territory, and is an ally of its arch enemy, Russia, to have such a defensive system installed, because it will also mean that Russia may use Cuba as its military base and threaten the USA territory at any moment, from close proximity, and also they will have a protection by any attack as a response.
It depends what it interacts with but it makes bubbles for a chemical or physical change happening to it
It would be "Columbus" whose request to sail to the New World <span>Portugal denied, since most Portuguese officials thought the journey would be too expensive and foolish.
(Please crown I'm trying to get to 5 not trying to sound needy lol)</span>