Given short summaries about the reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America, students will compare English and Spanish settlements in the New World.

Short essay addresses reasons that brought the Europeans to America. Covering many important points, he also provides compelling reasons and a map.

Four original source accounts, and four related maps, of successful English, French, and Spanish settlements in North America and the Caribbean that explain the qualities of these settlements and their reasons for permanence and prosperity.

Historical background of the reasons for European exploration of Africa. Tutorial Links to further European trade and exploration.

The Library of Congress provides an essay on the reasons for exploration during the 15th century.