the New World. Two countries‚ Spain and England‚ inhabited this land in two very different ways. The English settled in the Northeast area in which they called New England‚ while the Spanish stayed in the Southwest migrating from Mexico. Each country lived in the new world based on the resources they had‚ and the life they brought from their native lands. During that time‚ the English and Spanish settlements differed because of the influence from their religious backgrounds and their economic developments
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the collapse of the illustrious Aztec Empire at the hands of Spanish conquistadors. Spain was looking to colonize as well as to expand and exert its dominance over the newly discovered Western world. Led by Hern¨¢n Cort¨¨s‚ the conquistadors were carrying a message from Spain of expanding‚ conquering and capitalizing on an already developed country. Mesmerized by the Spanish presence; the Aztecs were initially oblivious to the colonization efforts. This enabled Spain to take advantage of Mexico¡¯s
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In the early years of colonization from the English‚ French‚ 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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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 were in a rivalry
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1. The defeat of the Spanish Armada was important to the colonization of America because it made Queen Elizabeth and England more powerful than Spain. England could colonize better now that they had control of the Atlantic Ocean. 2. The Roanoke colony failed twice. The first time‚ it failed because they didn’t start farming right away‚ and a difficult winter sent them all back to England. The second time‚ they needed a lot of supplies‚ so Walter Raleigh went back to England. He couldn’t return for
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The French and Indian war was an ever building conflict between France and Great Britain. When both countries started to expand their land in North America‚ they started to claim land under both names. This conflict was not the first for these two countries‚ and it also wasn’t the last. This war was the climax of these two countries tensions‚ but it was also a resolve between them. The French and Indian War‚ or the seven years’ war‚ was a long war that was the start of the American Revolution.
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Although there were many incentives pertaining to the colonization of the New World‚ by the Spanish and English‚ religion demonstrated several distinct roles. Religion became a way for empires to justify their actions. These nations believed it was their duty to educate and spread their religion to those they considered "uncivilized". Thus to a larger extent‚ religion was part of a greater scheme of cultural assimilation of the natives but it was not a simple process regarding the destruction of
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Expeditions of exploration in search of wealth were the first action of the explorers of the new land. Immediate metal wealth was not found in the Caribbean Islands‚ but it was found later on the Americas mainland. England was then enticed to claim land for itself‚ and claimed the lands of North America and benefited from early trading posts. Spain and England both participated in the exploration and colonization of the Americas‚ but their ambitions were different based upon the surrounding environment
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infringement upon the rights of the people‚ and there is a parliamentary government to keep the royal power in check. The French monarchy was the exact opposite. The monarchs ruled absolutely and controlled all the affairs that took place in the kingdom. Although the English and French of the sixteenth century evolved differently‚ their governments both generated great power and wealth. The English parliamentary system incorporated the ideal of a society where the people have the power. This in turn was backed
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4. Spanish colonization of the “New World” has often been regarded as setting a pattern for English colonization later. Do you agree? My point of view is Spanish colonization of the “New World” is different with English colonization. For example‚ in terms of economic policy‚ the English colony has a different economic component‚ not only of the capitalist system‚ but also the pre-capitalist feudal tenancy system and slavery. The capitalist economy is mainly concentrated in the northern colonies
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