The colonies that Britain and Spain founded were shaped by the Old World ways. To survive the colonies had to master new situations and learn new techniques. The colonies also had raw resources that the Old World lacked. Though different‚ the colonies had one purpose‚ to make their countries rich. All the colonies were different but their goals remained the same. British and Spanish colonies both had the goal of bringing wealth to their respective countries. Spanish colonies were mainly focused
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George C. Herring’s book From Colony To Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations since 1776 describes how the American colonies originated from Europe and our journey westward in to California. Herring does a good job making his way through our nation’s history. Depicting all the major events that took present. Describing major contributor‚ the present-day nation that we live in. Herring starts the book off by introducing the early forms of government that The American colonies started. He goes on to talk
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claimed the lands of North America and benefited from early trading posts. Spain and England both participated in the exploration and colonization of the Americas‚ but their ambitions were different based upon the surrounding environment. Spain focused its exploration on the lands surrounding the Gulf of Mexico‚ and the Pacific link on the Western coast of South America. Like the English‚ the indigenous people of the acted friendly towards the Spanish explorers‚ then resisted after unjust massacres
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such as religious disputes and the need of workers to settle in newly formed economic colonies in America‚ many of the immigrants that emigrated soon found themselves in need of self-government. Because the Church of England angered many people‚ many Puritans and Separatists demanded a place where they could practice their religious beliefs‚ thus traveling over to the Americas. Although the English economic colonies were not made for permanent settlement‚ they desired a system of rule‚ one of which
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During the 1500’s and 1600’s trade was developed between the America’s and Europe. Resources that came from the America’s cause problems for Spain because trade was not properly regulated along with bad relations between other countries and poor leadership‚ which led to the loss of wealth. Spain also lacked important economic qualities. France was enriched by the resources from the Americas because trade was encouraged and regulated. Also the finance minister‚ Colbert‚ followed mercantilist policies
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During the sixteenth-century in the English Colonies‚ in this time there was a process where the people that owned some of these colonies were going through a time where immigrants were migrating to the new world. Forty-five thousand Puritans left England between 1620 and 1640 and created religious societies in another part of the world also known as the New World. The English people wanted their colonist to learn more about God and his most holy and wise providence‚ the people wanted to have religious
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The colony of Louisiana has faced many challenges. Besides having settlements along the Gulf Coast and all along the Mississippi River‚ I think obtaining this colony from the French is a bad idea. The French have had nothing but trouble while trying to set up Louisiana as a colony. The French lacks consistency in governing‚ they sent the wrong types of settlers‚ there are no cash crops‚ and they have trouble with the Native Americans. (Sept. 17‚2012). There is a lot of disharmony within the government
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PENGUIN BOOKS AMERICAN COLONIES Alan Taylor’s previous books include William Cooper’s Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic‚ which won the 1996 Bancroft and Pulitzer prizes for history. He is a professor of history at the University of California at Davis. American Colonies is the first volume in the Penguin History of the United States‚ edited by Eric Foner‚ award-winning author o f Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution and the DeWitt Clinton
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While each person chosen to live on the colony has to be smart‚ loyal‚ brave‚ compassionate‚ etcetera‚ I believe that each person also has to have unique skill sets that set them apart from the others. For example‚ while they each have the qualities listed above‚ perhaps once could be a leader‚ the other a scientist‚ another an artist‚ and so on. This way‚ the colony has a variety of characters that will lend their talents to the growth of the strongest colony possible. The first of the four people
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various reasons why the American Colonies were established. The three most important themes of English colonization of America were religion‚ economics‚ and government. The most important reasons for colonization were to seek refuge‚ religious freedom‚ and economic opportunity. To a lesser degree‚ the colonists sought to establish a stable and progressive government. Many colonies were founded for religious purposes. While religion was involved with all of the colonies‚ Massachusetts‚ New Haven‚ Maryland
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