The main reasons for the advent of Europeans in America were as follows:
- Gold : Gold implies precious metals like gold, silver and other valuable metals. The Europeans aimed at obtaining these.
- Glory : Glory implies the feeling of expansionism. Inspired by this, the Europeans considered it a matter of pride to occupy other countries and establish their colonies in order to expand their territories.
- God : God implies the preaching and propaganda of Christian religion in all countries of the world. The traders, landlords, elite class, and Christian missionaries of European countries discovered new routes to propagate Christianity and reached America. The ruler of Spain and Portugal also bore the expense of these expeditions.