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    Exploration and Colonization of the English‚ French‚ and Spanish The basis for exploration to the West‚ starting with the Spanish‚ cam e after the Italians sent Marco Polo to China which in turn created the Silk Road. These other 3 international powers‚ the English‚ French‚ and Spanish‚ needed their own ways to get to the Middle East to obtain those goods. So‚ this want for new‚ valuable goods‚ is what the basis for the exploration was. Another main basis was the creation of new seafaring equipment

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    Causes and Effects of Spanish Exploration and Colonization Spain played a critical part in the exploration and colonization of the Americas. At the heart of the Spanish exploration‚ was the desire to gain access to the spice and silk routes to increase their power and wealth. This would prove to be a venture with many obstacles but also many fortunous outcomes. The exploration opened the door to new trade‚ new people‚ and the future of the world. For many years‚ the Spaniards and the Portuguese

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    Space Exploration and Colonization: Using Technology and Human Enhancements in our Race for Space Since the beginning of man ’s existence on this earth‚ the night time sky has held awe and wonder. The questions of what may exist have long been pondered and are chronicled throughout the written history of our species. Technology and science allowed early scientists to prove the sun as the center of the solar system as well as many planets besides earth orbiting that very sun. It later allowed

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    The motives for the exploration and colonization of the New World did not differ much from country to country. Though different motivations may have been emphasized more heavily in certain counties‚ most explorations were spurred by religious reasons‚ commercial causes‚ and the desire for expanded power around the globe. The population of Europe resurged during the years following the Black Death‚ which was responsible for killing approximately one third of the population between 1347-1447 (Brinkley

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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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    explore the world was the desire to grow rich and to spread Christianity‚ coupled with advances in sailing technology‚ spurred an age of European exploration. The main motive for exploring the world was the the desire for new sources of wealth. The Europeans figured that overseas trade would bring a lot of wealth their way through trade. Through overseas exploration‚ merchants and traders hoped ultimately to benefit from what had become a profitable business in Europe: the trade of spices and other luxury

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    Between the 1300’s to the 1500’s‚ Europeans wanted to explore. There are four major reasons why Europeans wanted to explore Asia. The reasons included economy‚ culture‚ politics‚ and technological advances.The European were looking for new ideas to bring back to Europe. The first reason for exploration is economics. Europeans wanted spices‚ perfumes‚ silks‚ precious stones‚ exotic foods‚ and tightly woven colorful rugs. Asia had all of these goods. European Merchants realized that they could make

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    everyday because they are enemies forced to live together. That is what the European colonization caused. The Europeans decided that they wanted to colonize Africa because they saw profit in it. They did not even care about the natives. Colonization is when a country decides to populate an area of foreign land and have a government there without actually owning it. The Europeans colonized Africa for many reasons. They colonized Africa because they wanted the resources that were in the land such

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    Early modern Europeans undertook voyages of exploration and discovery for a variety of reasons. Back in those days‚ the majority of Europeans used the land as their main source of life‚ according to the textbook. Warfare and poor crops were not conducive living conditions for the people who resided there. Many Europeans started dying from disease and starvation because they couldn’t live off the land nearly as much as they used to. Soon enough‚ the black plague started to overtake the nation. National

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    Political Causes of European Exploration and Colonization   By 1400s‚ European countries began to dominate the globe with trade and advanced technologies. England‚ Spain‚ France and Portugal emerged as the strongest nations in the 1400s and 1500s. For reasons separate for each‚ the dominant European powers desired to expand their reign beyond Europe. Europeans began exploring various economic reasons‚ but they did not want to set up colonies right away. However‚ political reasons arose after the first discovery

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