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    European Expansion

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    NAME LOW ZHI LUN STUDENT ID: J12010861 SECTION: A1 Expansionism was inevitable to serve various needs of the European powers. Answer the following questions: 1. What were the reasons/factors that triggered this interest? Spread Christianity Alternative route to the Asia market and also secure the route. Increase the food production‚ resources and also labor. Renaissance of the individualism 2.  What were the countries that involved themselves heavily in expansionism" Britain‚ Denmark‚ France

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    influence through diplomacy or military force; this represented the ideology behind expansion. This developed into an important factor in the development of early Europe as it forced growth amongst nations and pushed into an era of exploration and discovery. This took place throughout the Americas‚ Africa‚ Asia‚ and Europe and yet the same motivations held true. Early Europeans participated in imperialism to fuel economic growth‚ fulfill moral obligations‚ and equalize rivalries. Imperialism held

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    many European countries set out and explored and were looking to start colonies and expand their populations‚ and economies. Each country in different locations treated the Native people there in different ways. The French in New France created a partnership with the Native Americans. The French learned their language and lived among the natives in villages. In Massachusetts many natives were converted to Christianity. They moved to praying towns and attended schools. They helped the Europeans until

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    European Exploration

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    died clueless and poor Some people think he sucks New World Rivalry- Portugal and Spain Portugal wanted in on this‚ went to Pope (Vatican) for mediation on conflict The Treaty of Tordesillas (Pope Alexander VI 1494)- Spain had west half of S. America‚ Portugal had east The Conquest of Mexico In June 1519 Hernando Cortes began hearing rumors of vast wealth‚ him and his men set out west‚ ended up in what is now Veracruz Governor Vasquez of Cuba actually revoked permission right before because

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    European exploration

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    Professor Mohanty European exploration to the Americas had a very substantial affect‚ not only on their own culture‚ but also on the culture of the Native Americans. Many Native American tribes had to adapt and assimilate with the European explorers and settlers as their lives became increasingly disrupted and altered as settlement increased and flourished. The purpose of this paper will be to discuss the effect European exploration and trade had on Native groups of people in North America and their integration

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    Just yesterday I was reading an article “What Keeps Students Motivated to Learn?” by Katrina Shwartz. She talked about how teachers should give students projects they’re interested in. Gramann a student that Shwarts talked to stated “that if teachers give broad guidelines for projects and then have students do something

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    colonizing another country believed that the world should be moving in one big harmony with no differences between cultures‚ but the majority believed that Imperialism is the practice of maintaining an empire. The mother country‚ the country that colonizes other territories‚ uses the colonies it took power over in its empire to get raw materials and markets. Some colonized countries benefited from this act but many others were influenced obstructively‚ countless governments were affected economically

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    The greatest adversary to the natives in the Americas was not the swords or guns of the invaders. It was the devastation brought by deadly diseases infecting an unsuspecting population that had no immunity to such diseases. The Europeans were said to be thoroughly diseased by the time Columbus set sail on his first voyage (Cowley‚ 1991). Through the domestication of such animals as pigs‚ horses‚ sheep‚ and cattle‚ the Europeans exposed themselves to a vast array of pathogens which continued to

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    European Imperalism

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    European imperialism during 1450-1750‚ began as a plan to gain more riches for the European nations. The Europeans did this for three main reasons‚ which were for God‚ Gold‚ and Glory. The Europeans domination over Latin America‚ Africa and Asia were made out to be good for the native people of these lands. However‚ the Europeans were not there to help these geographic areas. They were there to spread their influence and gain riches for themselves and the European nations. The successes and failures

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    What motivated Americans to move west and what was their motive? Different Americans were motivated by different reasons to move west. Ranchers would move to more land in the west to raise cattle‚ particularly Texas and Kansas. These cattle ranchers would then ship their cattle back to the Eastern states to sell. They sold for much higher prices back east. The expansion of the railroad made it possible to easily transport the cattle east. Farmers were motivated because they could get free land

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