The Spanish developed settlements in South Carolina primarily to prevent other Europeans from claiming the region. This was part of their broader strategy to secure territory in North America and extend their influence, especially in light of competition from other European powers such as the French and English.
Why did the Spanish develop settlements in South Carolina?(1 point) Responses to bring a large number of Spanish colonists to North America to bring a large number of Spanish colonists to North America to prevent other Europeans from claiming the region to prevent other Europeans from claiming the region to be able to control Indigenous peoples in their territories to be able to control Indigenous peoples in their territories to find goods they could trade throughout their empire
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