When the Europeans had discovered America‚ the possibilities for them were endless. Although mistakenly discovered‚ it greatly aroused the curiosity of many European explorers. There were new opportunities for them to expand‚ and in more than just one way. Chances to spread religion‚ boost their economy‚ and help themselves politically. As soon as Columbus returned‚ the pope issued a decree saying the world itself was an inheritance of Christianity. Spain and Portugal‚ the two main Christian powers
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While the Spanish settlement and the British settlement of the Americas shared some similar characteristics‚ they were also substantially different and carried out in entirely dissimilar manners. They might have had common goals in mind for themselves but these countries took entirely different routes in settling the Americas because of different motivating incentives that pushed their colonization of the New World. The Spanish were settling at first to mine for gold‚ and were successful at it
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French and Spanish colonizers came to America to obey the rulers (king and queen) of Spain‚ while the English were considered “free people” as long as they still practiced and followed the English law. Not like the French and Spanish‚ the English colonizers wanted other countries to immigrate from their countries and colonize in America. Spanish and French wanted total rule and control. First English colonizers came to settle in Massachusetts and Virginia‚ where as the French colonies were in Newfoundland
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the collapse of the illustrious Aztec Empire at the hands of Spanish conquistadors. Spain was looking to colonize as well as to expand and exert its dominance over the newly discovered Western world. Led by Hern¨¢n Cort¨¨s‚ the conquistadors were carrying a message from Spain of expanding‚ conquering and capitalizing on an already developed country. Mesmerized by the Spanish presence; the Aztecs were initially oblivious to the colonization efforts. This enabled Spain to take advantage of Mexico¡¯s
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wondered why the English‚ French‚ and Spanish came to North America? Before the early 1490s‚ North America was only inhabited by Native Americans with no presence of European civilizations. European civilizations decided to start colonizing for multiple different reasons‚ such as economics‚ religion‚ curiosity‚ and adventure. The different European countries had different reasons and tactics as well as difficulties when it came to their efforts to colonize North America. Although Columbus was not
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Colonization Essay One of the ethnic groups that have expanded the most throughout the whole world‚ especially in North America‚ are the Africans. These people were forcefully taken from their homes due to the extreme poverty they lived in and therefore transformed into slaves. Possessing a great force and surviving character these people were able to survive such harsh conditions. The majority of the slaves were shipped to the Americas by the English and French because it was the new continent
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three top crucial causes that led to the sweeping of European colonizations of North America from merely important to most important. In doing so I will explain why each cause is greater than the next. This ranking incorporates the impact of Irish and German immigrants to British North America between 1730 to 1775‚ the slaving raids‚ expansion‚ and war on the Carolina’s during the early 1700’s and the European invasion of North America from 1513
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The three cultural regions of North America preceding colonization were the southwest‚ south‚ and Northeast. In these three cultural regions‚ there were several different groups of people that occupy the land. The Southwest region has the Pueblo Peoples or Pueblos. The south region has the Cherokee. The northeast has the Algonquians. The Pueblo peoples or the Pueblos settled mainly on the east of the Grand Canyon. The Pueblos traditional homes were made from the sandstone‚ which was held in place
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1. The defeat of the Spanish Armada was important to the colonization of America because it made Queen Elizabeth and England more powerful than Spain. England could colonize better now that they had control of the Atlantic Ocean. 2. The Roanoke colony failed twice. The first time‚ it failed because they didn’t start farming right away‚ and a difficult winter sent them all back to England. The second time‚ they needed a lot of supplies‚ so Walter Raleigh went back to England. He couldn’t return for
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During the colonization of the Americas‚ much of the European social order underwent a drastic shift. The English colonies for North America lacked an established political structure when founded. Many of the colonies established representative government‚ religious tolerance‚ and equality to varying degrees because of this. During the 17th century‚ from 1607 to 1700‚ the colonies both expanded and retracted these liberties. Many settlers of the New World aimed to institute representative governments
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