Which european nations expanded or acquired land between 1400 and 1700, and what were they trying to accomplish?

ANSWER:

The European nations which expanded or acquired land between 1400 and 1700 were England, France, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden and Scotland. They were trying to gain more wealth and military power through the expansion of market and territory.

EXPLANATION:

By expanding the territory they could gain more natural resources to help in mass production. Also, they used to collect taxes from the colonized country and could sell more products in the colonized countries to acquire more profit. They could expand their military as they could increase the recruitment from colonized countries and become more powerful.

Well, a and b together would be negative. b alone would also be negative.