Ap Euro Dbq Analysis

Spain and France both wanted to expand to gain more land, get new resources, and to search for ways to get more power. The resources that each country wanted were different as well as the ways they attempted to get the resources. Each country had their own strategies to try and obtain the resources they were going after. Competition between countries led to countries attempting to gain land quickly. Spain and France were not the only countries trying to expand in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Many other countries such as Britain were also attempting to expand. With Spain and France being so far from the New World it was a long journey for those who were on the journey to discover new land. In document six you can see what the people in 1489 thought the world looked like. Even though that map looks a bit different from the maps we use now it still shows how long of a journey it truly was for those involved. Each country would most
Having different customs helped shape each country’s idea of how to expand. In document two it gives some examples of the different customs of the French and some from the Savages. One big difference is actually in their shoes. In the French custom patterns and raised shoes are considered the most beautiful shoes you can have, but the Savages have very flat shoes that are much wider. The shoes being wider allows them to stuff them to keep their feet warmer in the cold winters.
The different cultures of each country helped lead to the different views and ideas about exploration and expansion. In document five you can see an Algonquian village. The houses are very close together and there are many farming fields. That was an image of a typical French village in the new world. The Spanish villages were similar but they arranged their houses into a circular shape. Both countries had land reserved for farming and had their houses close