The French‚ Spanish‚ and English all tried to colonize the Western Hemisphere. The French colonization in America started in the 16th century‚ and continued through centuries as France created an empire in the Western Hemisphere. They founded most colonies in the east of the U.S.A‚ and many Caribbean islands. The English were one of the most important colonizers of the Americas‚ and really had a rivalry against the Spanish. The English began colonizing in the late 16th century and came out on top
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IMPACT OF EARLY EUROPEAN CONTACT 9 May 2002 IMPACTS OF EARLY EUROPEAN CONTACT I.Opening Statement. II.Break down of the Early Native American Tribes and Locations. III.First Impact Loss of Life through the Spread of Diseases. IV.Second Impact Loss of Land. A.French Interactions. B.Dutch and English Interaction. C.Spanish Interactions. V.Native American Culture. VI.The difference between European and Native Women. VII.Third Impact Loss of Freedom. A.French. B.English. C.Spanish. VIII
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European Settlement and Native American Resistance 1519-1689 When Europeans migrated to North American‚ each nationality (Spanish‚ English‚ French‚ and Dutch) had its own distinctive way of settling in the land and interacting with Native Americans. To catch up with the Spanish in the race to exploit the possibilities of the Atlantic World‚ the English started to conquer other nations‚ particularly the Americas. However‚ they were not the people who cause more destruction but the Native Americans
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identity. The basic justification for all countries was that it would provide a better and more productive way of life. Although that may have been the basic principle as with anything that involves power it can get out of control. The British‚ French and Americans all had justifications imperialism somewhat alike and one was overproduction. Their theory was that they had an overproduction of things and it was
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Native American Relations During the numerous years of colonization‚ the relationship between the English settlers and the Native Americans of the area was usually the same. Native Americans would initially consider the settlers to be allies‚ then as time passed‚ they would be engaged in wars with them in a struggle for control of the land. This process of friendship to enemies seemed to be the basic pattern in the majority of the colonies. When the English landed in Jamestown in 1607‚ the
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The Northern Native Americans were known as “savages” by the European settlers‚ but actually they created some of the greatest civilizations in history. The lands and social cultures that European explored thought they “discovered” had in fact been developed way before they had arrived. When the European settlers arrived in North America they found an unknown continent largely populated by around 350 Native American civilizations. The Northern Native Americans ways of life may have differed but
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Life was difficult for the Native Americans during the westward expansion of white settlers one example of this was the Indian Removal Act. This act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28‚ 1830 gave Federal government the power to move any Native tribe‚ resulting in 5 major Natives tribes being forcibly relocated. Then using the Indian Removal Act 12‚000 Cherokee were forced to move out of their land during winter causing 4‚000 Cherokee deaths due to hunger‚ cold and disease. Another example
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The Spanish Impact on the Indians‚ 1769-1821 contradicts itself about the past of Indians and Padres. The article of Father Luis Jayme speaks to us as if the priest had lots of love for the Indians and were supposedly very concern about the abuses that Indians suffer against the soldiers. Although one article does make a clear statement that padres were hated among Indians and were exposed to native revenge. All of the articles of the essay offer different perspectives on whether the Spanish Imperial
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they called New England. The Spanish‚ however‚ had a higher interest in the Southwest. Because they lived in two separate areas‚ all aspects of life in their colonies were different. The two most obvious differences between the Spanish and English were in the areas of religion and economic development. Even in their homelands‚ Spain and England have very different forms of religion. It is no surprise that their religious differences transferred to their North American colonies. In "New Spain‚" the
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How successful were immigration schemes in the British‚ French and Spanish territories? After the emancipation of the slaves‚ it was very difficult for planters to obtain a successful labor force. There were not enough people to work on the plantations and also planters found it difficult to control their remaining labor. As a result planters were at a loss. Immigration was introduced in the hope of fixing the labor problems of the planters. Although some colonies flourished‚ others failed horribly
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