Question

Why did Spanish leaders want to push Spanish control into North America in the mid-1500s?
a. North America had a large amount of gold and silver.
b. Spain decided to engage in the fur trade on a large scale.
c. Spain wanted to keep European rivals far away from valuable towns and mines in Mexico.
d. The Spanish were driven from their colonies by a Native American uprising.

Answer 1

The correct answer should be A. North America had a large amount of gold and silver.

Wherever Spaniards went, they were motivated by gold and silver. They would usually kill all the Native Americans who were not submissive and would pillage and plunder their villages, usually finding nothing in the end.