Before Columbus‚ Scandinavian sailors and European powers‚ including Spain and Portugal‚ conducted early colonization and expeditions in the Americas. Vikings arrived around 1000 AD but couldn’t establish permanent colonies due to hostile environments. The Crusades restored trade and knowledge between Europe and Asia‚ paving the way for the Renaissance and Europe’s growth. European countries‚ like Spain and Portugal‚ sought new trade routes to Asia for economic and religious reasons. Portugal under
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Compare and Contrast between absolute and constitutional monarchy There are various types of political systems all across the world and each influences differently their region and society. The absolute monarchy of Louis XVI of France and the constitutional monarchy of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdoms are two great political systems. The absolute monarchy of Louis XVI lasted 17 and was one which followed the exact principals of an absolute monarchy. The constitutional monarchy of Queen
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mountains and seashores in the northeastern corner of Spain. The northern Pyrenees and the western Sierra de Cadi create the mountainous profile visible from the eastern stretch of the Mediterranean coast. Also Catalonia population is 7.523 million‚ which is 4.357 million more than Spain’s capital Madrid. Catalonia should have independence because Catalonia has a different language and also a different culture. Catalonia should get independence from spain because they speak a different language. One reason
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find new trade routes with the East‚ and spread Christianity. Two of the rival superpowers during this time were Spain and Portugal. They competed to find new trade routes and resources. Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480 in Portugal‚ and was raised in a noble family. He served King Manuel I by establishing Portugal’s influence in India‚ but they had a falling out so he went to Spain. Spanish King Charles I funded his expedition of finding a commercial route to the Spice Islands by sailing west
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The Spaniard population was suffering‚ despondent‚ and frantic to retrieve resources for their population. Yes‚ if I were queen of Spain I believe that colonization in the Americas was worth the cost. I believe that Native Americans were going to be exposed to European disease and die even if they weren’t enslaved by the Spanish. This misfortune allowed the Spaniards access to valuable Native American resources. These resources would allow the settlers to live successfully in the Americas. “Gather
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The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the U.S. and Spain. It resulted in the end of the Spanish Colonial rule in the Americas and in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. The war started because of the struggle Cuba was having‚ to get independence from Spain. It began in February 1895. The demand for U.S. intervention became an insistent chorus when the battleship USS Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor‚ but nobody knew how. The battleship USS Maine had been
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The early colonial empires of Portugal‚ Spain and England sought to gain economic footholds in the New World and relations with the Indians and Africans for trade and resources. Behind there motives were similar ambitions for conquest‚ and wealth‚ but what made each empire unique in its reasons? Portugal was bent on conquest and used massive firepower to subdue the natives and plunder valuable resources such as gold rather than barter. Amassing wealth in these new lands was top priority and was
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Africa‚ and parts of Asia. A trip to Spain can show the long history and rich heritage of the Romans because of the “City of Three Cultures”‚ The Calat Alhambra‚ and that the Romans influence in Spain with infrastructures. First‚ Spain keeps the heritage of Romans through Toledo‚ Spain. Toledo is also known as “The City of Three Cultures” and preserves the heritage of the Romans by keeping the artworks and structures of the cultures. In the story “Discover Toledo‚ Spain” it states “…that showcase the
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Treaty of Peace Between the United States and Spain‚ also known as the Paris treaty‚ was signed by the representatives of United States and Spain in 1898. It was a peace protocol which is aimed to ending Spanish-American war‚ and included seventeen articles. One of the treaty’s main concern was Spain would relinquish their sovereignty and cede to nearly all colonies. To put Paris treaty into context before looking through the articles‚ we should focus on breakout of the Spanish-American
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Spain was the power house of the world during the 1500’s to 1650’s with the best navy in the world and the richest country thanks to the colonization of the New World or America. I think the Colonization of the New World in America was very worth it because we were able to get more land and slave for our kingdom and we got resources are scarce or never exist in Europe. America helped a lot to get us almost to the top of the world. Now my kingdom has more land and we are able to spread my people
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