The main Spanish motives for colonization were for Gold‚ God and Glory. Many European nations were beginning to look towards new lands after the catastrophic bubonic plague that killed more than a third of the people on the continent and damaged the already weak economy. The first motive of the Spaniards was to become one of the prominent sea faring nations in order to compete with Portugal then the preeminent maritime most powerful seafaring nation in Europe and claim lands for Spain. When the
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Brandy Mejia APUSH 4A FRQ The Spanish- American War and U.S. Foreign Policy The United States became a world power after their victory over the Spanish in the Spanish- American War of 1898. Before the war‚ the U.S. was too busy worrying about the problems facing them on their own territory such as reconstruction and industrialization to even think about expansionism or imperialism. Although America was primarily a reserved country after the Civil War‚ their foreign policy became more ambitious
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Historical injustices‚ such as the unfair treatment American’s first nations received in the 19th century‚ could inform us about life in past societies on a great scale.The Indian Removal Act‚ which is prompted by President Andrew Jackson in 1829‚ is a bill that forced Native Americans who lived in the east of United States to settle in the Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River (Native Americans - Civilizing )‚ so there were free lands for the Europeans’ settlement. With the concern of
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“Spanish‚ English‚ and French Settlements” The French‚ Spanish‚ and English all tried to colonize the Western Hemisphere. The French colonization in America started in the 16th century‚ and continued through centuries as France created an empire in the Western Hemisphere. They founded most colonies in the east of the U.S.A‚ and many Caribbean islands. The English were one of the most important colonizers of the Americas‚ and had a rivalry with the Spanish. The English began colonizing in the
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Compare Contrast Latin American and North American Civilization There were many similarities and differences in the Latin American and North American civilizations (1450-1700 AD). They had similar social and economic structure and differing political structures. Both used the same type of social classes. The North and Latin American civilizations had hierarchical social classes based on ethnicity. The economic make-up of the people living in the civilization was very diverse. The North had people
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back to the English. They were frustrated with over-population‚ poverty‚ or lack of freedom of religion. In the early 1600s‚ England sent groups of settlers to the “New World” to establish permanent colonies. They founded the Virginia Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Although the two first colonies of America were similar‚ they also had very distinct differences. Virginia was founded by merchants and adventurers looking to profit from the land. Massachusetts was founded by Puritans looking
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Palmer states the French Revolution began with democratic origins united against aristocratic societies that rapidly spread to a revolution of civilization. In the late 18th century‚ leadership used the war opportunity to enact heir own desires for religious‚ geographical‚ financial gain and in several cases to restore aristocratic ways. Burke has a similar approach to Palmer with the French Revolution but is more aggressive in elucidating the different factions with their particular agendas
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wealth. The European expansion lead to economic growth for those that set out for new lands. However‚ the natives lost a majority of their assets due to European’s take what they find attribute. An exquisite case of this is in that of the Spanish conquistador‚ Francisco Pizarro‚ who overthrew the Incas and achieved great riches from his endeavors. This resulted in the devastation and ruin of native cultures‚ land‚ and economy. Opposing the economic loss and gain‚ both the inhabitants and Europeans suffered
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The development of the columbian exchange and the spanish empire created major population changes‚ brought new crops‚ and created wealth and power. Diseases wiped out some populations in the new world‚ while new crops increased other populations in the old world. New crops also became staple foods of some european countries. Wealth and power was exchanged from the new world to create the spanish empire. All of these things combined resulted in extensive changes in the old world and the new world
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opportunity. The Spanish came as conquerors; the resulting political system was entirely autocratic and solely devoted to the furthering of the motherland. Spain gave its colonies little self-rule. Instead‚ Spanish rulers dictated all the policies of its New World territories. The English and Spanish both wanted to explore and find new territories too politically and economically control. The Spanish colonies developed economically by using the Encomienda system. In this system‚ Spanish lords exploited
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