Competition and promises are the main 2
What years and what century?
The answer you're looking for, is B.
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Uh the guy who captured Veracruz and Mexico was general Winfield Scott and the others idk I need more context
Answer: They were hoping to find a waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to make it easier for trading ships to sail from Europe to Asia.