Colonization of Latin America and North America
Colonization of Latin America and North America
When Christopher Columbus led a Spanish expedition in 1492 to India, he came across a land that would change the world forever. This region was called the Americas, a land the Spanish,
Portuguese, French and English saw as their own to change and rule. However, the two regions,
Latin America and North America saw two vastly different yet similar colonization processes from the Europeans in their social, political and economic systems. North America and Latin America both developed a form of ethnic mixing and a caste system for social structure and stability. However, Latin America’s caste system was more based on skin color while North America’s social structure wasn’t defined by ethnic groups. The two of these regions were both colonized by Europeans but had different ways of being colonized. A similarity in these two regions would be the development of European migrants, leading to the emergence of two societies.
Latin America and North America’s political processes were also a huge part of colonization.
While in North America the decisions of who would rule and control the lands was in the hands of private groups in Latin America, however, the choice of who would take control was in the hands of viceroys or governors. Both of these regions were ran by Europeans who would make the decisions. Latin America was ran by European peninsulas and North America governed by
higher class merchants, deciding for themselves who they wanted to be controlled by. Latin
America and North America shared the similarity in political colonization of both wanting to have some sort of control in their lands creating a stronger society and community to live in.
The importance of future rulers would also have a major influence in the economic process and future economies in both areas.
The economic process during colonization in both regions led to better social ways
When Christopher Columbus led a Spanish expedition in 1492 to India, he came across a land that would change the world forever. This region was called the Americas, a land the Spanish,
Portuguese, French and English saw as their own to change and rule. However, the two regions,
Latin America and North America saw two vastly different yet similar colonization processes from the Europeans in their social, political and economic systems. North America and Latin America both developed a form of ethnic mixing and a caste system for social structure and stability. However, Latin America’s caste system was more based on skin color while North America’s social structure wasn’t defined by ethnic groups. The two of these regions were both colonized by Europeans but had different ways of being colonized. A similarity in these two regions would be the development of European migrants, leading to the emergence of two societies.
Latin America and North America’s political processes were also a huge part of colonization.
While in North America the decisions of who would rule and control the lands was in the hands of private groups in Latin America, however, the choice of who would take control was in the hands of viceroys or governors. Both of these regions were ran by Europeans who would make the decisions. Latin America was ran by European peninsulas and North America governed by
higher class merchants, deciding for themselves who they wanted to be controlled by. Latin
America and North America shared the similarity in political colonization of both wanting to have some sort of control in their lands creating a stronger society and community to live in.
The importance of future rulers would also have a major influence in the economic process and future economies in both areas.
The economic process during colonization in both regions led to better social ways