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    Q1: Defend or refute one of the following statements: The European encounter with the Americas can be viewed as a disaster and a tragedy. Or The European encounter with the Americas can be seen as inevitable development in the history of humanity with long-run positive results. The European encounter with the Americas has more of a negative affect than a positive affect. After Columbus had came back from America with gold‚ many monarchs and countries got excited by the gold and sought formal confirmation

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    European Nations Settle North America Competing Claims in North America The French‚ English and Dutch established colonies in North America Explorers Establish New France Giovanni da Verrazano‚ an Italian in the service of France. In 1524 he sailed to N/A in search of sea route to the Pacific Verrazano discover the New york harbor Frenchman Jacques Cartier reached a gulf off the eastern coast of Canada that led to a broad river ( St. Lawrence) He also found the island Mont Real‚ which

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    The European arrival in the Americas dramatically altered the entire world. Their arrival brought both positive and negative effects between the New World and the Old World. The natives in the Americas and the Europeans were affected by the discovery‚ bringing trade and trade to the both places. The impact of the European discovery of the Americas is depicted through documents 2‚3‚5‚6 in which the positive impact is shown‚ and through documents 1‚4‚7‚8 in which the negative impact is shown. The

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    Why European Immigrants Travelled to America Question: "Describe several reasons Europeans immigrated to the U.S. in the late1800’s..... Progressing through the 1800’s to the turn of the nineteenth century‚ there were dramatic social and societal changes marking a new path for the future of America. The population increased by millions as more and more immigrants sought new lifestyles to match the luxurious ones Americans were rumored to have‚ due to their industrial‚ democratic system. Through

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    inequality‚ poverty‚ and lack of capital flow. They see globalization as a success because substantial economic growth and increase in trade can be seen throughout Latin America. However‚ others believe that the negative

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    Motives of European conquest to America- land‚ trade‚ missionary: A series of wars began between Christians and Muslims. They were fighting for control of the area of Southwest Asia called Palestine. This area contained Christian shrines and holy places. Land: each noble ruled a piece of land and hoped to rule more. Strong rulers were able to unify nearby lands. Purpose of the American colonies in eyes of Europeans- Mercantilism: mercantilism is guided by economic principles. Governments held

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    and political relations between the Native Americans and the Europeans had begun with much tension. Many Europeans came to the Americas with the intention of discovery. However‚ when it became apparent that these new lands were inhibited the motives changed‚ and then the natives were colonized‚ abused‚ and in many cases killed. From then and throughout the impending periods of time‚ the relations between the natives and the Europeans had a few points of mutual peacefulness‚ but were overall negative

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    European influence in the Americas commenced in the late fifteenth century‚ when Christopher Columbus set sail for the Indies.However‚ he discovered a "new world"‚ the Americas. This phenomenal breakthrough would forever change the complextion of the world. European prominence in the Americas can be viewed as a catastophe. These newcomers exploited gold and silver from the native americans. A more severe consequence to the native americans was the exposure to "old world" diseases such as smallpox

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    The Impact that European Exploration had on Indians During the 15th century‚ exploration in the New World began to increase. While this seemed harmless in the eyes of Europeans‚ the Native Indians to the land thought otherwise. The impact that Indians faced was inevitable. The “good” intentions of the Europeans were quickly outweighed by the negative consequences. The Europeans wanted to simply bring their religious belief into the lives of Indians‚ and own the land of the New World. Through this

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    Marlon Constance Reg no. 2013070012 West Indian History HIST147-SOUTH-LG Professor-Lisa Gonzales 1) From your knowledge of history‚ what factors facilitated European maritime exploration in the 15th century? (what / who gave them the tools they needed) The fifteenth century saw an upsurge in maritime exploration in Europe which was led by the Portuguese. Several factors contributed to this‚ and I am now going to take an in depth look at these factors Firstly the Portuguese had a seventy

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