Why did spain and france establish colonies in the americas? (was it so the didn’t have to pay a tax when they went to trade in asia? )

These began a movement for colonial independence that spread to Spain's other colonies in the Americas. The ideas from the French and the American Revolution influenced the efforts. The British Empire offered support, wanting to end the Spanish monopoly on trade with its colonies in the Americas.

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Not really, while that may have been a motivation, it was more for its vast resources, land, and bragging rights between the European countries.

Personifications: "Bright flowers were waving to me"

"The old cat groaned in protest"

"The wind screamed in anger"

Hyperboles: "Everybody knows Alexander"

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"

"The bag weighed a ton"

Explanation:

Personifications give human characteristics to non living objects, while hyperboles are exaggerations.