As everyone knows, being in the car for 10 minutes is not a big deal â but a 10 hour drive will suck the life out of you. That means we all use time to understand distance. Buffalo is an hour away from where I live in Rochester. New York City, however, is 5 1/2 hours.
Columbus' intention was to reach the Indies, this is actually how  Indians A.K.A. native Americans received their names.Columbus  thought they were from the Indies so he calâ¦led them Indians.   His purpose for going to the Indies was to prove that their was a  faster route that Spain could use to trade with them.
Mississippi. Spanish Imperial Goals in North America between 1580 and 1763 For most of the sixteenth century Spain was the most important colonial power in the w estern hemisphere. Spainâs initial goals were to explore the New World, find mineral wealth, and extract it for the benefit of Spain. Develops the thesis with substantial and relevant historical information. â¢ Provides effective analysis that compares and contrasts the British, French, and Spanish imperial goals in North America between 1580 and 1763; treatment of multiple parts may be somewhat uneven.