100 POINTS!!! What were the major economic reasons for colonizing and building empires?
A) To allow equal trade with all nations.
B) To allow trade with other countries.
C) To help make the citizens of the mother country's colony wealthy
D)Control of trade goods to make a profit and control of raw materials

C) To help make the citizens of the mother country's colony wealthy

Explanation:

The first colonists believed that gold and silver were plentiful in the Americas because of Spain's success. These early explorers were looking for precious metals in the Americas.

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the andes or andean mountains (spanish: cordillera de los andes) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of south america. this range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km (120 to 430 mi) wide (widest between 18° south and 20° south latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). the andes extend from north to south through seven south american countries: venezuela, colombia, ecuador, peru, bolivia, chile and argentina.

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