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    British and Spanish Colonization Efforts in North America Prior to 1763 Starting in the late 1400s‚ and continuing for hundreds of years‚ Spanish and British colonization efforts have‚ in many ways‚ shaped North America. Because they had different goals‚ the Spanish and British went about their pursuit of the Americas in very different ways‚ and did not do many things similarly. When the Spanish came to America‚ they were mainly in search of silver‚ and gold‚ but they also wanted to spread their

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    British and Spanish Colonization Efforts in North America Prior to 1763 Starting in the late 1400s‚ and continuing for hundreds of years‚ Spanish and British colonization efforts have‚ in many ways‚ shaped North America. Because they had different goals‚ the Spanish and British went about their pursuit of the Americas in very different ways‚ and did not do many things similarly. When the Spanish came to America‚ they were mainly in search of silver‚ and gold‚ but they also wanted to spread their

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    in the British Colonies When the Americas were founded many European nations were trying to establish colonies. There were many failures but eventually they succeeded. Rich Europeans such as the British had no idea how to work the land‚ so they needed someone to do it for them. Although the British essentially were iffy about slavery‚ they slowly began getting rid of indentured servants‚ installing slavery‚ and then making slavery the major labor force system. In 1606 British merchants

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    the early 1700’s‚ the British Colonies were in a state of salutary neglect. Thereafter‚ the British executed the Navigation Acts‚ though loosely enforced‚ they were created in order to regulate trade between the Colonies and the mother country. The relationship between Britain and it’s colonies was a civil one up until it was greatly reformed with the events of the French and Indian War. The war significantly affected the economic‚ political‚ and economic relationship between the colonies and the mother

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    What is the Importance of Religious Freedom? Throughout the world‚ there are so many religions that you can’t even count them all. Everybody needs to accept that all religions are equal‚ not one is superior to another. Religious freedom is extremely important in this world because the amount of people is enormous and the amount of religions and nationalities are even higher. All People deserve to practice their Religion no matter what they are. Catholic‚ Jewish‚ Muslim‚ Hindu‚ Buddhist IT

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    Compare and contrast Spanish and British colonization efforts in North America prior to 1763. Prior to 1763‚ both Spanish and British colonization efforts expanded into various regions of North America. In less than a century‚ from 1625 to 1700‚ the movements of peoples and goods from Europe to North America transformed the continent. Native Americans either resisted or accommodated the newcomers depending on the region of the colony. Though the English colonies were by far the most populous‚ within

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    Response Question Religious freedom was always a struggle for the early inhabitants of the New world‚ they even moved an entire world away just to achieve it. When Martin Luther decided to nail those ninety-five theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg‚ little did he know he would make such an impact on the rest of the world for years to come. That was the beginning of the protestant reformation as well as puritanism. An adding catalyst in wanting to acquire religious liberty was when

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    and religious concerns contributed to the settling of British North America. The statement that the "economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did religious concerns" is valid. These economic concerns‚ as a cause for the colonization of British North America‚ outweighed the notable religious concerns that arose‚ and dominated colonial life during and up until the very end of the British colonial era in North America. Economic concerns of the British caused

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    and Spanish colonies were able to flourish in the new world even though they differed in motives for colonization and social layout; yet both colonies were similar to each other in the fact that they had common economies and like ways of treating the indigenous population. Once they established land in the new world‚ each country was able to find a new source of wealth‚ either from precious metals or from building necessities such as lumber. Seemingly‚ the British and Spanish colonies were some of

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    British Imperial Policy of the 13 North American Colonies in the 17th and 18th Centuries John Liu Between the years of 1607 and 1763‚ Great Britain sent over many of its people to the new world‚ establishing the thirteen colonies. To keep these colonies in line and exploit the advantages that they gave to Britain‚ many imperial policies passed. Several aspects from the policies stand out as particularly important‚ such as the hierarchical order‚ virtual representation‚ and sudden changes in salutary

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