Respuesta :
England, France, Spain, Denmark, Scotland, and Portugal. The were trying to acquire gold, spread there religion, and become famous or glorious. AKA the 3G's: God, Gold, and Glory.
ANSWER:
- The European nations which expanded or acquired land between 1400 and 1700 were England, France, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden and Scotland.
- They were trying to gain more wealth and military power through the expansion of market and territory.
EXPLANATION:
- By expanding the territory they could gain more natural resources to help in mass production.
- Also, they used to collect taxes from the colonized country and could sell more products in the colonized countries to acquire more profit.
- They could expand their military as they could increase the recruitment from colonized countries and become more powerful.
