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Keep this little phrase in mind: <u>gold, glory, and God.</u> In that order. The reason the Catholic monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand sponsored Columbus was
- <u>gold.</u> They wanted to get rich off of gold, which would enable them to increase their wealth and trading power as per the economic system of mercantilism.
- <u>glory.</u> They wanted their names to be famous. Two of the islands that Columbus saw were named after the two rulers (Isabela Island and Fernandina).
- <u>God.</u> They were highly Catholic (remember the Spanish Inquisition?) and they wanted to spread that, in theory, to the primitive natives.
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Jupiter, named after Zeus himself. He was the most powerful god, as Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system. In other words you could call Jupiter, Zeus! :)
I believe yes because they were fighting for freedom.
Laissez-faire, in the capitalist world this is an important doctrine that states that businesses should have the right to as they please with no government intervention. The doctrine promotes capitalism and business overall, in hopes to have a free economy.
