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    Student Teacher Class Date English VS. Spanish Colonization Although the English and Spanish both sought to sail across the Atlantic and explore to conquer the New World for their own unique reasons‚ the conditions and experiences they faced differed greatly. Spain claimed to have conquered the New World first with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492‚ while the English claimed to have done so with the establishment of Jamestown in 1607. Spain and England both colonized the Americas and

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    Between the 1500’s and 1600’s European countries sent out voyages that were told to find countries to colonize‚ colonization was essential to the mother countries economy and political agenda and also countries in the old world over populated and some were looking for religion freedom. They used the new words materials such as Furs‚ tobacco‚ meat‚ grain‚ flour‚ bread‚ barrel staves‚ lumber‚ horses‚ cloth‚ and iron just to name a few and also import goods from the mother country to help the economy

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    Spanish Vs English Who shall conquer…more “Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel‚ even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves” Albert Einstein “I want the world Chico and everything in it” Al Pacino (Scarface 1983) Wealth‚ prosperity‚ resources the “New World” promised all this and more. The Europeans and the Spanish knew their intentions when setting sail‚ gather as much gold and land as

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    US History Compare the Spanish and the British methods of colonization. The British had colonization all over the world and the most abundant were Americas. I believe that the British methods of colonization have the similarities with the Spanish in the western hemisphere. Both Spain and Great Britain’s goal of colonization was conquest‚ settlement‚ and rule over the hemisphere. Spanish were motivated by Catholic Church and expectations of treasures (gold)‚ glory‚ and the return to Spain

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    Exploration and Colonization (1492­1763)  1. Compare and contrast the impact that political‚ economic‚ and social factors had on  the development of TWO of the following regions: The Spanish Colonies‚ New  England‚ The Chesapeake‚ The Middle Colonies‚ The Southern Colonies.  New England Colonies­  ­ Most migrants were Puritans who believed in the “purification” of the Church of England  ­ The Great Awakening first began here and spread  ­ Lacked religious toleration and often banished dissenters 

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    Spanish Colonization Early Spanish expeditions Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Philippines in 1521. The Philippine islands first came to the attention of Europeans with the Spanish expedition around the world led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. Magellan landed on the island of Cebu‚ claiming the lands for Spain and naming them Islas de San Lazaro. He set up friendly relations with some of the local chieftains and converted some of them to Roman Catholicism. However‚ Magellan

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    western Europeans in the archipelago was the Spanish expedition led by Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan‚ which first sighted the mountains of Samar at dawn on 16 March 1521 (Spanish calendar)‚ making landfall the following day at the small‚ uninhabited island of Homonhon at the mouth of the Leyte Gulf.[1] Magellan had abandoned his Portuguese citizenship and became a Spanish subject prior to his contract with Spain. On Easter Sunday‚ 31 March 1521 (Spanish calendar)‚ at Masao‚ Butuan‚ (now in Agusan

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    Religious and cultural difference were part of the landscape of America as European settlers trickled in. The Colonization projects of all the European settlers‚ though similar‚ also varied in different aspects. When looking at the French and Spanish settlers we can compare and contrast motivation for exploration‚ roles of religion‚ and trade during the development. All of these things shaped the path for the land we live in today. Specifically I will address‚ Spain’s desire for power/money vs. France’s

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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

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    In the early years of colonization from the EnglishFrench‚ and Spanish into the American continent‚ it is the Spanish who made the largest initial impact. In the beginning Spaniards looked to the New World as an area for empire building (Calloway‚ 2012). Missions were to convert/conform the indigenous population to Christianity and servitude to the Spanish empire‚ while increasing imports and exports of trade goods that would increase the power and wealth of the Spanish Monarchy. As time went by

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