Why did spain colonize florida and the rio grande valley? a. the spanish found silver and gold mines there. b. native americans in that region wanted to trade with the spanish. c. missionaries insisted on spreading christianity across the continent. d. spain wanted to protect its colony in mexico from other europeans.

What did president roosevelt do to aid panama in becoming an independent country? a. he negotiated a peace treaty with nicaragua to purchase the land. b. he invaded colombia to establish a us base for defense. c. he placed warships around panama to block sea lanes. d. he used dollar diplomacy to block imports to nicaragua.