Most European explorers were motivated by the

Curiosity

Finding a final frontier

Desire for gold, glory, and more christians

Desire to move to a new and exiting place

nativists tried to get rid of the immigrants as they thought they were going to ruin the u.s.  

what following?

explanation:

the sugar act, also known as the american revenue act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the british parliament of great britain in april of 1764. the earlier molasses act of 1733, which had imposed a tax of six pence per gallon of molasses, had never been effectively collected due to colonial resistance and evasion.

therefore no one will be declared righteous in god's sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.   romans 3: 20