New World Benefits

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The discovery of the New World offered many benefits to the European population. Settlers looked forward to acquiring land and freedoms not granted in their homeland. In addition to finding new land, explorers also found a new opportunity to increase their production of exports. Both natural resources and produced goods enabled the settlers to expand their businesses and collect an immediate financial profit. The Spanish, French, and Dutch populations traveled to the New World primarily to gain wealth. The Spanish explorers were focused on collecting their wealth from Mexico and New Mexico. These lands had an abundance of gold and silver that appealed to most of Spain’s conquerors. Explorers’ first goal was to find these treasures throughout