During the 17th century‚ many nations started settling all throughout North America. Spanish conquistadors claimed much of the Southwest‚ while England began to occupy the Northeast. The Spanish and English colonies varied in terms of the impact of religion and control of the economy. The Spanish and English colonies varied in terms of religion such as immigration and opinions on salvation. Starting in the late 1500s and early 1600s‚ conquistadors such as Vasco Nunuez de Balboa and Herman Cortes
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In 1689 France and England declared war. England wanted to claim the land towards the Ohio River Valley‚ but France had already claimed that land by La Salle in 1682. The French had established a fur trade with the Indians around that area developing friendly relations‚ economic alliances‚ and military alliances. Instead of controlling the Indians like the English‚ the French became friends and business partners‚ therefore the Indians became allies with France a lot easier than England. The Huron
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Weiss‚ Tania APUSH-3 Mr. Hafter 9-7-14 DBQ In the 1600’s‚ the Puritans migrated to the Americas using their more Christian and traditional values to influence the economical‚ political‚ and social development of the New England colonies. The Puritans traveled out of a desire to create a more “pure” and more Christian society‚ not of primarily economic interests. The Puritan’s idea of what God’s indication of a perfect humanity made a lasting impression on New England. The region’s economic
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Prior to 1763‚ the British practiced the policy of salutary neglect‚ which left the American colonist to govern themselves. This policy of salutary neglect ended along with The treaty of Paris‚ which ended The French and Indian war. Following The French and Indian war and gaining land in American‚ England issued a royal proclamation that prohibited the American colonist from settling west of the Appalachia mountains on the newly attained land.This policy enforced by Britain created the beginning
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Britain attempted to control through mercantilism and tried to increase tax on colonies‚ which resulted in the resistance from colonies. This eventually led to the outbreak of fighting to declare independence. The Britains believed in achieving a favorable balance of trade‚ they wanted the colonies to be prosperous because they wanted all of the exports to come straight to Britain and for the other colonies to receive a small portion of goods. Britain wanted to make as much money as possible out
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dates of 1545 and 1624‚ a total of 326‚000‚000 silver coins were taken out of the mines in Potosi. Spain was a dominant participator in the world flow of silver due to its abundant amount of colonies‚ intelligent trading systems‚ and a sense of mercantilism during the 16th and 18th centuries. a good example of this is colonies in Mesoamerica experienced monumental changes in its economy and use of natural resources‚ while the Spanish conquerors put Indian labor workers to mine silver. Money exchange
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Absolutism Test Study Guide Know: Study the vocabulary: absolutism Divine Right Thirty Years War republic mercantilism Peace of Augsburg Junkers Seven Years War Boyar Czar The Restoration Habeas corpus Edict of Nantes absolute monarch Czar War of the Spanish Succession Treaty of Paris‚ 1763 Constitutional monarchy Peace of Westphalia Glorious Revolution L’etat‚ c’est moi Names of families in charge of the various European countries (spelled correctly) Divine right
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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 that a nation¡¯s power was directly related to it¡¯s wealth. But colonial merchants wanted to make money for themselves‚ not for Great Britain. Purpose of the American colonies in eyes of Europeans- mercantilism: Great Britain and its American colonies struggled to balance conflicting interests. Guided by economic
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in a nascent form‚ first in the northern Italian republics such as Genoa and Venice and in the cities of the Low Countries‚ later in France‚ Germany and England. The early modern period also saw the rise and dominance of the economic theory of mercantilism. As such‚ the early modern period is often associated with the decline and eventual disappearance (at least in Western Europe) of feudalism and serfdom. The Protestant Reformation greatly altered the religious balance of Christendom‚ creating a
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sometimes countries specialize in the production and export of particular products not because of underlying differences in factor endowments‚ but because in certain industries the world market can support only a limited number of firms. Mercantilism: * Mercantilism – Originated in England‚ An economic philosophy advocating that countries should simultaneously encourage exports and discourage imports. It was in the countries best interest to maintain a trade surplus‚ to export more than it imported
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