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for resourses,land and to have a dominate empire

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England, Spain, and other European countries wanted colonies in North America

becuase they hoped to find gold and rich Natural Resources.

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They wanted to explore the new world, get rich, and become more powerful.

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#1: To become truly global empires

#2: The resources (agriculture, fishing, lumber, etc.)

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