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    The Spanish‚ French‚ and English Colonization Have you ever wondered where why the many different countries in Europe came to America to explore and colonize? There were two main concepts that drew the Europeans to America: the excitement and profit of the "New World"‚ and the past histories of their countries. The English‚ French‚ and Spanish each came to the Americas in search of a new beginning; a fresh start in which they could escape past torment and capture new wealth. However‚ each motive

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    Choose 1 European Country that colonized between 1500-1600’s in the New World and detail their colonization. Include What‚ When‚ Where‚ Why‚ How‚ Was. One major country that colonized the New World was Spain. In the 15th century in Spain‚ women were 2nd class citizens who had no authority or power in general. However‚ the new king and queen of Spain-Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella Castille come into power equally. At this time Christopher Columbus seeks out the king and queen of Spain to grant

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    Factoid Friday Transcript Space colonization has been a controversial issue since Cold War. Since the moon landing‚ people and scientists have started to look even further. Space Colonization is no longer the stuff of science fiction. With each passing day it is closer and closer to becoming a reality. Colonizing space would be the ultimate feat of mankind. But exploration isn’t the only incentive to leave Earth. Our 4.5 billion year old planet is being quickly depleted of resources. The most

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    European Colonization It was said in Romans 8:31 “If God is with us‚ who can be against us? Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” To any follower of Christ living in sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe‚ the answer to this question was no one. Europe believed that God gave them superiority and aid in their conquests and colonization of both Native American and African land. The three key factors that secured Europe’s domination of the New World were their technological superiority

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    European colonization of the New World was detrimental to Native Americans because it resulted in millions of Native deaths‚ took Native lands and forced Natives onto reservations‚ and destroyed the traditional Native way of life. The Native deaths were caused by smallpox‚ and other deadly Eurasian Germs. The germs were spread by the Europeans they gave them through blankets and food‚ millions of deaths were caused by these gifts. The Natives were forced onto reservations because most or many American

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    Tourism and Colonization in Antigua Visiting someplace new is an exciting and stimulating event. There are new places to see‚ people to meet‚ things to eat‚ and memories to be made. However‚ the typical tourist rarely takes into consideration the type of people that inhabit their selected destination from day to day. These people are often poor and never will have the opportunity to visit far-away places like the tourists who have come to experience their home have. The visitor seldom realizes

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    African slaves are responsible for the colonization of the new world‚ instead of arrogant and slothful Europeans. Historian and BHP expert‚ Anita Ravi explains that there was a‚ “labor shortage” in the Americas (Ravi). The Europeans were probably the cause of the labor shortage in the Americas because they were too conceited and indolent. Europeans thought of themselves as the purest and most extraordinary people around. They believed that they were above all others and because of this they didn’t

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    Western Europe started their quest for oversea exploration and economic expansion. Exploration changed the society‚ with economic growth‚ first by discovering a new way to reach the trading center in India and then by conquering and colonizing the new world. There were many goals for early Spanish exploration from 1492-1548 and early English exploration from 1584-1648. Many goals of the early explorations of both the English and the Spaniards included economic prosperity‚ increased trade‚ new land for

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    do you agree with the statement that concerns over immigration levels often relate to identity and culture more than to the economy. Use examples to illustrate your argument. Almost all economists are in agreement that immigration has positive economic effects. Indeed in the United States it “provides natives with a net benefit of at least $80‚000 per immigrant‚ or as much as $10 billion annually” (Bolin‚ 2006). However despite this there are huge numbers of advocacy groups pushing the pros and

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    UNIV/100 Career Exploration Plan Worksheet For this assignment‚ you will research the http://www.phoenix.edu website and use the My Career Plan tools on eCampus. To complete this assignment‚ follow the directions provided in each section. You may refer to the completed example in the Week 3 Materials as a guideline. When you complete each section‚ submit this document to your Week 3 Assignment 1 link on your student website. Save this document so you can reference it as you work on building

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