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What was a common motivating factor of both Spain and England that led to colonization of the Americas?

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Spain and France had the same religious motivation for colonizing North America. Both Spain and France sent missionaries to North America with the goal of converting the Indians to Catholic Christianity. Colonists from England like the Puritans wanted to escape persecution they were experiencing in England.

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