The main reason according them was to spread Christianity. This was the goal that they emphasized very strongly.
It has been said there were actually three major reasons summarized as "Gold, God and Glory "
Gold meant that one goal of Spanish colonization was to find gold or otherwise get economic benefit from the colonies.
God meant a goal to spread Christianity.
Glory meant a goal that both individual explorers and their country of origin wanted to gain glory and power.
If I am correct:
New England Colonies - bowling, market, and sledding;
Southern Colonies - barn raising and bees; and
Middle Colonies - horse racing, cockfighting, and fox hunting.
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A. Sumer river was the location along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the land of Mesopotamia.
