Why did the spanish set up colonies in the americas?
a) to fight the 1
b) to provide wealth and resources for their native land
c) to search for the fountain of youth
d) to convert the native americans to catholicism

(03.04 mc) which of the following was a direct result of the missouri compromise? (5 points) the outlawing of slavery in states admitted after missouri the creation of the state of maine the end of balance between free and slave states the creation of missouri as a free state 20. (03.04 mc) which strategy did the u.s. use to decrease tensions over the spread of slavery into western lands? (5 points) only allowed slaves to be purchased in states, not transported across state lines admitted states to the union in pairs, one slave and one free limited the number of slaves each owner could have in the new territories required states to pass laws that set up plans for gradual emancipation