Answer: They wanted to mine the silver and gold to bring back to Spain to boost the economy and convert the Native Americans to Christianity
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The artist who drew the political cartoon of the Brooks-Sumner Affair, supported Sumner in his fight for anti-slavery. The incident between Brooks and Sumner happened during a two day-speech delivered by the latter against slavery. It was in 1856 that a senator from South Carolina named Preston Brooks attacked Massachussetts congressman known as Charles Sumner. The attacked was provoked by the anti-slavery speech delivered by the Congressman that angered Brooks. Brooks' cane in the incident has been broken while Sumner suffered serious illness due to the beating.
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They fought for the land so they could live in it, not so they could give it to the Native Americans (whom which the colonists didnt like so much back then)
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