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    Slavery in the North American colonies was a major growing industry from 1607 to 1776. When settlers first made the journey to America and started using slaves‚ it was not near as popular as it soon would be. Eventually‚ slavery in America would become an economic powerhouse for the variable cash crops of the many plantations in America. Slavery was a strong industry and it was extremely useful in order to make profits in America. Slavery grew substantially from its origins and developed immensely

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    Unit 1: The Foundation of the Spanish‚ French‚ Dutch and English Colonies in North America * Initial Contact (Spanish) * The French and Dutch Colonies * The English Colonies Part I: Initial Contact (Spanish) #1: Who were the earliest inhabitants of the Americas? * About 14‚000 years ago (12‚000 BCE)‚ people started to migrate across BERINGIA to Americas * By 8‚000 BCE‚ they reached to Tierra del Fuego * 3 waves came from Asia‚ 1 from Polynesia

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    Beginning in the 1700’s‚ the Spanish searched Alta California in order to find a place for them to begin colonization. They had a couple of goals they wished to accomplish by settling in Alta California‚ which included; conversion of the native peoples’ to Christianity in order to acquire a larger population and gaining more land in a power race with the Russians. Before the Spanish had arrived‚ the natives were already struggling with diseases which had travelled from animals which they ate‚ for

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    notice potential in growth and expansion. They saw opportunities in Latin America‚ as there were only small Spanish colonies. In addition‚ Latin America was yet to gain any independence which made them very vulnerable and up for grabs for the U.S. expansion. One problem was at this time U.S. was trying their best to stay out of foreign conflicts and not stay out of foreign alliances. Which they would most likely lose both of those goals if they started this expansion. A piece from Kenneth C. Davis

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    In the early history of the 1600’s‚ North America had been discovered and establishment of the New World had begun. Although Spain and England both focused on the colonization and exploration of the Americas‚ their ambitions and goals were very different. The most important reasons for English colonization were religious freedom‚ to seek refuge‚ and new economic opportunities. The Spanish‚ on the other hand‚ exploited the New World in search of gold and silver‚ greed navigated their search. Although

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    disembogued in what is known today as the Colonization of the New World. During these expeditions‚ the two nations were able to navigate the newly discovered continent for a prolonged period of time conquer several unbeknownst lands in the Pacific Ocean. However‚ there were obvious discrepancies in the manner in which Spain and England dealt with their respective colonies. Some of the differences that contributed to the departure from a similar society in Spanish and English colonies are the ideology

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    The three cultural regions of North America preceding colonization were the southwest‚ south‚ and Northeast. In these three cultural regions‚ there were several different groups of people that occupy the land. The Southwest region has the Pueblo Peoples or Pueblos. The south region has the Cherokee. The northeast has the Algonquians. The Pueblo peoples or the Pueblos settled mainly on the east of the Grand Canyon. The Pueblos traditional homes were made from the sandstone‚ which was held in place

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    SPAIN After arriving on the first quarter of the year 1521 and seizing the Philippine Islands for more than three centuries‚ the Spaniards departed leaving not just recollection of slavery‚ but also the rich maturation of the country. Divergent expansions acquired from Spain crept the Philippines away from what was a simple and allusive land‚ to a civilized and erudite realm. Yes‚ suppression was at its peak back then too‚ everyone knows it. And most of the time‚ it’s kind of disappointing to hear

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    Colonization is the process by which a central system of power dominates the surrounding land and its components (Colonization‚ 2016). Currently‚ the U.S. is deciding whether or not to colonize South America. This decision is being based off of the European colonization in Africa. South America is a country that has not yet been colonized‚ but it is home to an abundance of natural resources and waterways. South America is also home to many countries within it that are unique areas. Colonization would

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    in any case‚ the Colombian trade expanded instead of decreased human populace as a result of the spread of nourishment harvests and creatures that it supported Wheat‚ vines‚ seeds‚ steers‚ pigs‚ sheep‚ goats‚ and chickens went from Europe to the Americas‚ where they pointedly expanded supplies of nourishment and creature vitality The Colombian trade of plants and animals developed the good estimation of eating regimens and powered a surge in world populace In 1500‚ Eurasian people groups

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