How Did The Spanish Migrate?

The motivations for the Spanish to migrate were to get money/gold, spread the religion and control new land. On page 46 it says, "Cortes had heard of a wealthy land to the west", which made him want to explore it and rule it. When the Spanish arrived they were welcomed, but they quickly took advantage of their kindness and killed the leader of the new land. The Spanish were successful because they built an empire and brought in tons of gold and they "operated many plantations" (page 52).

The French had similar motivations to the Spanish, but what pushed them was how successful the Spanish were in reaching their goals and building an empire. " Spanish successes in the Caribbean attracted the attention of other European nations" (Page 47), such
as France. The French wanted to set up trade routes and get gold. They did all of those things and even set up an alliance. "The French made an alliance with the Hurons and Algonquins” (Page 46). This alliance gave them good trades, which contributed to gold and trustworthy allies.

The English wanted to get gold, spread culture and explore a new land. The English did not have as much luck as the Spanish and French, considering they did not make much gold and did not gain much from exploring the new land. "The English saw the colony as a source of raw materials and a market for English goods.". The English did not find many raw materials and they were overall not very successful.