They usually traded these for slaves which were captured and sold to them.
It was difficult for Congress to fund it's operations because Congress relied on contributions from the states.
Answer:
The motives for Spanish exploration was to find Northwest Passage, which they believed was a direct and efficient route to the Orient - home of spices, silks and wealth. The Spanish explorers were in search of mineral wealth, looking for El Dorado (the City of Gold) and they aspired to spread Christianity.
Explanation:
- he forcibly enslaved the native Americans who originally resided here
- raped native American women, and then enslaved the children who resulted from those unions
- upon immediate arrival into what he thought was 'India', he immediately began the search for gold and spices . . . he was super greedy and just wanted to earn money to be spent back in Spain (his home country)
- he claimed to be the 'discoverer' of the new world, but Historical evidence shows that the Inuits, Vikings / Nordics, as well as the native americans had discovered North America centuries prior to when Columbus even set foot on the East coast
