WHAT MADE THE EUROPEAN EMPIRES INTERESTED TO
CONQUER SOUTH AMERICA?

Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.

Explanation:

They ended up colonizing North America for different economic reasons. Spain colonized America because they were searching for gold and silver. They did find a lot of gold and silver when they conquered the Aztec and Inca Empires. France colonized North America because of the great amount of furs they found there.

i think the answer is: cuba wanted to be independent from spain, and the u.s. wanted to end spanish rule in the west.

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-lavira : )