The Spaniards came to North America as conquerors in order to disperse catholic religion and to collect fortunes of wealth in gold and silver, and increase the glory of imperial Spain. Hernan Cortes, driven by the dreams of gold and glory, set sail for Mexico from Cuba along with 600 soldiers. Cortes convinced the Totomacs, a society conquered by Mexica, to join him in assault against dominant Mexica. He led an expedition, which caused the fall of Aztec empire. Connection with native tribes also meant introduction of diseases, and often 90% morality rate for affected tribes. This enabled Spanish rule a much simpler preposition. Another most striking factor was Spanish technological superiority in weapons. The Spanish system of rule was organized, strict, and widely spread, surrounding the majority of south central and North America at one time, with remants of Spanish culture in …show more content…
Numerous factors forced the Europeans to the settlement of the New World. First of all, the renaissance was going on in Spain, and the Spanish wanted to establish an Empire. They visioned the many possibilities of the new world, particularly the gold and the new crops. The Spanish took over Central America, and became the dominant country in the New World. Next, England was very overpopulated, causing a shortage of land. When the higher classes began to make their land private, the lower classes were left with no land to farm, leaving their families with no foo4d. Primogeniture also kept many men from having land to farm. The place with the best farmland and cheapest prices for it was in the New World. Eventually, There were also many religious groups that settled the colonies. The Quakers settled PA, and the Catholics settled Maryland. The puritans came to the new world to practice their religion freely. They wanted to expel themselves from the Church of England and start their own churches in the new