The “discovery” of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492 linked the worlds of Europeans‚ West Africans and Native American Indians. The Portuguese and Spaniards led the colonization of the Americas‚ but were soon followed by the French‚ English and Dutch. The slave trade created a trading triangle in between Europe‚ Africa and the Americas. European and West African societies are similar in their hierarchal social order‚ involvement in the slave trade and farming societies; yet differ in
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reasons for European exploration. As Europes demand for Eastern goods grew Europeans began to search for new trading routes to reduce the expenses. Another reason for exploration was the arrival of Marco Polo. When he returned from China‚ he came back with stories of the East. In addition‚ each empire wanted to expand its empire and acquire colonies and gold in order to fulfill the imperialism principle‚ which stated that a strong empire must have the most bullion or silver. Moreover‚ Europeans also set
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The North and South had dramatically different regional identities‚ largely as a result of their settlement histories and economies. The Northern region was the focus of religious freedom and independence movements‚ and grew into large urban industrial centers. The South region had been settled to grow cash crops‚ like cotton and tobacco‚ and grew into large agricultural centers which heavily relied on slave labor. The North and South were deeply divided in the issue of black civil rights‚ with
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stone. The North‚ an industrial power house‚ conflicted with the South’s ideals for an economy based on slave work. Similarly‚ with the different interpretations of the Constitution that the North and South had both sides believed the Constitution backed their opinion. Political and social developments such as the Fugitive Slave Act‚ the publication of Uncle Tom’s
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Colonization is when one country sets up a colony in another country the act of setting up a colony away from one’s place of origin. The United States should not colonize the struggling countries of South America because they may rebel against this idea‚ it could negatively affect their lives‚ and this action could cause conflict between other governments. South American countries may rebel against the idea of colonizing them. A good example of a group rebelling against colonization would be “As
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there were also some differences that contributre in the devolopement of Spanish and English colonial Socities. One important difference between their goals was settlement. The Spanish spent a lot more conquring land and using the Native Americans as slaves through encomienda system. England’s focus was on estbalishing settlements and forcing the Native Americans out of the land they conqured. Spain used Native Americans slave labor. England colonize North America. English colonies were first established
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The northern and southern colonies were different from each other. Different reasons brought people here. the colonies survived in different ways judging by their resources. The north didn’t develop slavery but the south did. People came to America for different reasons. For example people who came to the south came for gold plant tobacco and rice. People from the north wanted free religion. According to the site New England colony‚ "The religion practised in New England was strictly Puritan
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Geography played a very important role in the making of the British colonies in North America. During early settlement‚ colonies were formed along the coast or rivers. Because colonies were completely linked and dependent on Europe at this point in time‚ the coast made it easier for two countries to transport to one another. To the west‚ the Appalachian Mountains provided a barrier between the inland Native America tribes and the settlers who were often at war with one another. The locations where
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Within the novel North and South used as contrasting places‚ which represent a shift of ideals not only in the residents of the area‚ but in the narrator as well. The South is most heavily represented in the first 6 chapters of the novel and where chapters 8-25 take place in the North. The south takes on the characteristic if an old way of thinking with ridged boundaries between black and white‚ where the North represents a greater flexibility when it comes to traditional ideas. However‚ with in
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Prior to 1490s‚ Europeans had already sailed down to west coast Africa and were having a long-established trade in African Slaves. Moreover‚ European expansion basis was the ambition for the trade and resources of Asia. They tried to expand further to Asia motivated by ambition for the trade and resources of Asia. Three centuries after Columbus’s discovery of America‚ various Europeans which are Spanish‚ Portuguese‚ French‚ English and Dutch were dominating Native American. They were occupying the
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