The main Spanish motives for colonization were for Gold‚ God and Glory. Many European nations were beginning to look towards new lands after the catastrophic bubonic plague that killed more than a third of the people on the continent and damaged the already weak economy. The first motive of the Spaniards was to become one of the prominent sea faring nations in order to compete with Portugal then the preeminent maritime most powerful seafaring nation in Europe and claim lands for Spain. When the
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Economic and Cultural Responses of the Native indians by the Spanish and the French After Columbus came across the new world in 1492‚ it caused several countries to take interest in the land‚ and sparked the creation of several colonies‚ and establishments. However‚ before 1750‚ countries such as France and Spain both responded in different ways. The French‚ for example responded in a way that both benefited them mutually‚ and the Spanish‚ they helped the native tribes in a way that benefited them
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Spanish and English Empires During much of the 1500’s European nations began efforts to colonize the Americas (or the New World). Their goal‚ as stated in The Enduring Vision‚ was not only to seek wealth and power but they also wanted to make it their mission to introduce Christianity and “civilization” to the “savages” and “pagans” (p. 29). The two main European Nations that left most of an impact in the Americas was Spain and Britain. Britain mainly colonized the Northeastern region and Spain
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The Spanish and English colonies in the New World were similar and different in many ways. The Spanish and English wanted to colonize the New World with the same motives: riches‚ power‚ and more land. The ways they accomplished these goals differed though. The Spaniards initial and primary reason for travelling to the New World was for the discovery of gold and for power (Zinn‚ 2005). In addition to looking for gold and power‚ the Spaniards came looking for new land to claim (Locke et al‚ n.d.)
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Question Essay Assignment: Analyze the differences between the Spanish settlements in the Southwest and the French settlements in New France in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in terms of TWO of the following: • Politics • Religion • Economic development! • Native American relations In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ both Spain and France had developed settlements of their own in the New World. The settlements in the Southwest developed by the Spanish were very different from the settlements
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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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"Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two different societies‚ why did this difference in development occur?" For different reasons‚ settlers chose to inhabit the regions of New England and Chesapeake. The social economic and political reasons separated these groups. This was mostly because of the different founding purposes; New England being founded on religous values and the Chesapake being
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Perceptions of Native Americans There are preconceived notions about the native peoples of North America. The images best presented can best be summed up in the term "noble savage." This idea represents most people ’s views of the Native American. Here will be discussed some of the ideas of the noble savage and their differences from reality. What is the "noble savage?" It is an idea that represents the romanticized notion of Native Americans as a race of people living in perfect harmony
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author states the differences between the English and Spanish colonial formation. The English and Spanish settlements in the New World had a large influence on the politics‚ culture‚ and hierarchy of what is the U.S. and Latin America. In grade school‚ it’s taught that the English explored one side of present-day the United States‚ and the Spanish mainly the southwest. While reading the text it is shocking to know that yes‚ that is true‚ but before the English arrived the Spanish had already been
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The Spanish Encounter the Native Americans During the 15th and 16th century‚ many of the nations in Europe were in competition to find new land and resources. This drive for new wealth lead many of the nations in exploration to what they called “the new world”. Leading this charge was the nation of Spain. During Spain’s exploration of what is now known to be North and South America‚ the Spanish came across a plethora of indigenous people to these new lands. As documented in the writing of Christopher
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