Economic and Cultural Responses of the Native indians by the Spanish and the French After Columbus came across the new world in 1492‚ it caused several countries to take interest in the land‚ and sparked the creation of several colonies‚ and establishments. However‚ before 1750‚ countries such as France and Spain both responded in different ways. The French‚ for example responded in a way that both benefited them mutually‚ and the Spanish‚ they helped the native tribes in a way that benefited them
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Step #1 The English strategy for colonies was to create a very tight knit group of people to survive in a place where it would take years for any help to come. They didn’t even have anything to get back to England. They all voluntarily came there. They were supposed to treat each other with "kindness and patience" make America seem amazing in every way. Like it just made people nice and productive. That was supposed to make other people want to come there. That strategy was also supposed to make
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deserved. The English believed that the best way to go about this was to colonize the New World. Subsequently‚ many colonies began to develop‚ and of these colonies‚ Massachusetts and Virginia were the most well-known. The early settlements of the Massachusetts and Virginia were both established by similar groups of people at the same time; however‚ their contrasting beginnings as a colony‚ views on religion‚ and means of economic stability created two different politics and economic systems. The settlements
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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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Christopher Columbus’ treatment of the Native Americans Historians and the general public alike have posed the question; how could so few Spanish could have conquered such a huge territory and so many people? By 1550‚ within a few decades of Columbus’ arrival on Caribbean shores‚ the Spanish had conquered and colonized vast tracts of the Americas more than ten times larger than Spain itself and an estimated 200‚000 or more Native Americans. The answers to this question vary over time‚ and are
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Slaves of Same Race but Different Treatments Harsh treatment towards slaves was a common practice in Africa and the New World. The treatment of slaves on ships was not as good as some ship owners’ including William Snelgrave described; In fact‚ primarily‚ African slaves faced harsh humiliation and fear of death on their journey to the New World. This essay will demonstrate the causes and forms of treatment experienced by the black slaves on and off ship during the colonial period. Although slave
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The Thirteen Colonies‚ that joined together to become the United States of America were part of the first British Empire. Each colony was founded by different people and for different reasons. The main reason was the opportunity to make money to bring together valuable natural resources and selling them to England in exchange for goods that were difficult to get in the New World. Other colonies were set up by the Protestants who wanted to avoid the religious they experienced in Britain‚ and also
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English and Spanish colonies were able to flourish in the new world even though they differed in motives for colonization and social layout; yet both colonies were similar to each other in the fact that they had common economies and like ways of treating the indigenous population. Once they established land in the new world‚ each country was able to find a new source of wealth‚ either from precious metals or from building necessities such as lumber. Seemingly‚ the British and Spanish colonies were some
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Relations between Native Americans and Pennsylvania Virginia and New England Paduraru Alexandru Sebastian Redactare text C. Pralea 16.01.2013 The topic I chose to write is about the relations between 3 of the American colonies with the American natives. The colonies are Pennsylvania‚ Virginia and New England .I’ll try to write about how they established the colony ‚ how they developed afterwards and how the relations between the colonies and between them and natives evolved. The Pennsylvania
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One of the main goals in the Spanish colonies was to convert the natives from their native religions to christianity. It was quite debated how this should take place with one of the major spots of contention being the native use of idols. There two sides to the idol discussion in the Spanish colonies‚ the first was that all idols should be completely annihilated‚ which clergymen like Pablo José Arriaga supported; the other half of the debate was that the natives should be allowed to keep their idols
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