What valuable metal were Europeans going
after when they explored and colonized new
lands?

Gold

Explanation:

During the earliest years of European Expansion onto the American continents, the search for gold was one of the driving factors in the exploration and colonization of the vast lands.

•an essay

•a mock-heroic epic  

•deals with cannibalism  

•introduces “sylphs” as guardian spirits  

•not a satire  

•written by daniel defoe

•written by alexander pope

•written by jonathan swift  

•criticizes the exploration of ireland  

•criticizes impulsive nature  

•criticizes the english upper class  

•playful tone  

•remorseful tone

•matter-of-fact tone  

“the rap of the lock”   written by alexander pope.

“a modest proposal”