Letter A is correct I think but don't rely on me too much K
I think that if more people resisted there would be a lot more people who were slaughtered, if they slaughtered that many Jews they wouldent have stop if there were a different group of people resisting. I think one of the main factors was that the groups they were killing weren't blond haired, and blue eyed.
Answer:
A. To acquire goods such as gold and spices
Explanation:
At that time, Several countries in Europe were involved in competition for supremacy in the western region. Spain, France, and Great Britain was one of the biggest contenders.
So, the Spanish government invested in series of explorations in order to find sources of resources that have high value in the global market (such as gold, spices, tea, silk, and porcelain). The Spanish empire set the conquest to South America because they believed this region possess high amount of Gold and spices.