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Traditionally, textbooks have portrayed the European colonization of the Americas as motivated by god, gold, and glory. Is this an accurate interpretation of the motivations of the different European countries for colonizing the Americas? Explain. Consider the efforts to colonize the English, French, Spanish, and Dutch.

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Answer:

debt

Step-by-step explanation:

many of explorers like Columbus and Cortez were heavily in debt and were put under pressure to repay it as soon as possible

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