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    French and Spanish colonizers came to America to obey the rulers (king and queen) of Spain‚ while the English were considered “free people” as long as they still practiced and followed the English law. Not like the French and Spanish‚ the English colonizers wanted other countries to immigrate from their countries and colonize in America. Spanish and French wanted total rule and control. First English colonizers came to settle in Massachusetts and Virginia‚ where as the French colonies were in Newfoundland

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    The English and Spanish had numerous motivations for colonization and conquests of the New World which were very similar‚ yet different at times. England seemed to be overpopulating and the English were in the need for more land‚ the ‘non-believers’ and others had to deal with religious persecution from the Church of England‚ and persons such as John Smith went for individual glory. The Spanish on the other hand were after gold and Peru-silver from‚ they had a certain rivalry with the English which

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    Colonial period‚ economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did religious reasons. First‚ according to my textbook‚ the British originally sponsored trips over to the New World only after other countries were profiting from their collections of goods and new trade ports. Maybe other countries in Europe had begun settling the New World for religious concerns‚ but definitely not Britain. The British government was more concerned with staying up with other countries

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    The Spanish‚ French‚ and English had multiple motives for exploring and settling in America. All three nations started their explorations with the desire to find a direct route to the Indies‚ for trade with the Indies would bring wealth. Explorers and settlers from the three countries also shared the motives of bringing the nation’s religion to the inhabitants overseas‚ to claim land for their countries and monarchs‚ and the desire to increase in wealth from precious metals‚ trade‚ or exported goods

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    Name: Date: Graded Assignment The Comparative Essay: Early Civilizations Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit. (45 points) Score 1. Compare and contrast key characteristics of two early civilizations (choose from Mesopotamian‚ Shang‚ Indus Valley‚ Chavin‚ and Phoenician) in terms of three of the following: economy‚ political system‚ art and architecture‚ religion‚ technology‚ legacy. Answer: Of the world’s first civilizations‚ all successful and renowned

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    The Colonization Movement originated in the United States in the 19th century. This was an anti-slavery movement‚ which supported the emancipation of African-American slaves and condemned the existing slave-owning society (Burin‚ 2008). At the same time‚ instead of simply freeing slaves in the United States‚ the supporters of the colonization moved freed people back to Africa and established on African continent colonies for ex-slaves. This movement had both supporters and opponents. The Back-to-Africa

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    France colonization of Egypt made the British realize that their profitable Indian Empire was under direct threat. As Egypt stood as ideal site for the British to access Indian resources due to it being situated in Northeast of Africa and it had the Suez Canal which linked between Europe and South Asia. As a result‚ the British were hungry to take control of Egypt. After the British defeated the French in the battle of the Sphinx in 1801. They believed that they would remain in control of Egypt

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    In North America during the 1730-1775 was a time were each immigration culture started to progress. The Africans and Europeans were the main ones who were venturing out. Every slave that came to North America had to been appeared to have chains on them and were treated very badly. The slaves started to take control on the population of how many there may have been. The African immigrants were taken to increase faster in the British colonies. The North and South colonies were way different by many

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    The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in 1521‚ led by Hernando Cortes‚ was a landmark victory for the European settlers. Following the Spanish arrival in Mexico‚ a huge battle erupted between the army of Cortes and the Aztec people under the rule of Montezuma. The Aztecs are a tribe‚ according to their own legends‚ from Aztlan somewhere in the north of modern Mexico. A major part of their life was religion. A polytheistic people‚ they often practiced human sacrifice to please their gods . The Aztecs

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    Contrasting the Colonial Regions Established in British North America British North America by the mid 1700’s consisted of three major regions. The New England region included the colonies of Maine‚ New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island. The Middle Region included the colonies of New York‚ Pennsylvania‚ New Jersey and Delaware. The Southern Region‚ also known as the Chesapeake Colonies‚ included the Maryland‚ Virginia‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ and Georgia. Although

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