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    Spanish Colonization

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    Between the 1500’s and 1600’s European countries sent out voyages that were told to find countries to colonize‚ colonization was essential to the mother countries economy and political agenda and also countries in the old world over populated and some were looking for religion freedom. They used the new words materials such as Furs‚ tobacco‚ meat‚ grain‚ flour‚ bread‚ barrel staves‚ lumber‚ horses‚ cloth‚ and iron just to name a few and also import goods from the mother country to help the economy

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    Philippines' Colonization

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    Philippines’ Colonization Maurice Deborah S. Tolentino English PACE 1132 July 17‚ 2013

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    coast of North America. It was not until 300 years later‚ in the 1400s‚ when people became interested in the discovery of new land and when Henry the Navigator advanced exploration by building a navigation school. Advancements in technology and a desire for new goods and new trade routes helped bring about the Age of Exploration‚ while slavery‚ disease‚ and war were some negative effects of the colonization of the New World. Technology in Europe advanced the causes of exploration‚ while the desire

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    colonization of Brazil In 1549‚ the Captaincy Colonies of Brazil were united into the Governorate General of Brazil‚ where they were provincial captaincies of Brazil; Luís Teixeira‚ 1574. Main article: Colonial Brazil Explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral landed on April 22‚ 1500 in what is today Porto Seguro‚ Brazil. Permanent habitation did not begin until São Vicente was founded in 1532‚ although temporary trading posts were established earlier to collect brazilwood‚ used as a dye. From 1534

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    American Colonization

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    First experience of the United States at colonization. It was never the stated intention of America to colonize the Philippines forever “the Philippines are ours not to exploit‚ but to develop and civilize‚ to educate‚ to train in the science of self – government” President McKinley US congress (1899) Objectives: To pursue a manifest destiny for America as world power; To use the Philippines as a source of raw materials for U.S industries and as the market for U.S manufactured

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    European Colonization

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    Justin Gebauer Shaw W3 February 13 Colonization: A Good Thing? At the beginning of the 19th century‚ European countries began to take interest in non-westernized countries throughout the world. With the beginning of the industrial revolution on the verge‚ factories in Europe had a demand for materials. Many of these countries went to other countries to gain the resources they needed. In the process they tried to impose their culture on the natives. The natives lives were destroyed

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    During the early fifteenth‚ an exploration of Christopher Columbus in America has started the age of discovery to European countries. As went along was the Renaissance also occurred around that time. People were determined to explore the Americas was based on curiosity of the New World‚ and their conquest had brought many changes. European colonization was a period of time between the New and Old Worlds has impacted negatively along with the religious and economic impacts to both Europeans and Native

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    Spaniards Colonization

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    I. Brief Discussion of Spaniards Colonization In the 16th century‚ Ferdinand Magellan‚ captain of the first expedition to circumnavigate the world‚ came to the Philippines. Magellan landed in an island recently called Limasawa and he introduced Christianity to the native people in the island. Many years later‚ other expeditions followed as Spain sought to establish trade routes across the Pacific. The first permanent Spanish settlement in the Philippines was established on Cebu. The Philippines was Spain’s

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    Religious and cultural difference were part of the landscape of America as European settlers trickled in. The Colonization projects of all the European settlers‚ though similar‚ also varied in different aspects. When looking at the French and Spanish settlers we can compare and contrast motivation for exploration‚ roles of religion‚ and trade during the development. All of these things shaped the path for the land we live in today. Specifically I will address‚ Spain’s desire for power/money vs. France’s

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    The French settled in America during the colonization of the 17th century. King Louis XIV’s decision of stripping the Huguenots of their political rights unless they converted to Roman Catholicism was one of the main reasons of french immigration to America. The main places throughout America that the french settled was was Louisiana‚ New England‚ and New York. The first migration to America was during the 1660’s when New France was under military control. Many of the French immigrants came to the

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