1) Mercantilism
Mercantilism has been an important factor in the motivation of governments to expand their empire. In this economic situation, the overseas colonies were in charge of the production of raw materials in order to serve the country. By maximizing imports and exports to a minimum and generally within the empire, the countries that exercised mercantilism hoped to overcome competing nations in the economy. The expansion of the economic scale, according to this policy, is carried out through the expansion of the empire, and an important part of the maintenance of the nation before the others.
2) Resource monitoring
Sometimes, some resources are a vital part of maintaining