In this essay I will examine the differing motivations that European nations had to come to the Americas. First and foremost I will explain the factors they had in common. All the European nations were beginning to experience a massive growth in population‚ recovering from the terrible depredations of the Black Death of the fourteenth century. Population growth brought in its wake the growth of national economies‚ the growth of consumer demand (including demand for exotic products)‚ and the development
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from Great Britain due to an underlying tyrannical theme. The colonists were upset about many things‚ but taxation without representation was the biggest. King George III taking over also worried the colonists. Colonists had a proclamation line that stopped them from expanding west which was not a major reason for leaving Great Britain but still helped the cause of the colonists. The proclamation line was a reason for the colonists to declare independence by proving the tyranny narrative. This
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The colonists were able to finally accomplish unity during the French and Indian War (Schultz). The Albany Plan‚ previously proposed by Benjamin Franklin‚ in which would have united the colonists somewhat had failed before the war. Once the war ended‚ with the Treaty of Paris signed and the Proclamation Line drawn on the maps‚ the colonists realized how little control they had over their destinies. The Crown decided to tax the colonies in an attempt to regain their losses‚ besides in the process
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in the three English settlements: New England‚ Mid-Atlantic‚ and the South that really influence their lives. The different kind of races of people that came from the Old World‚ and the way they influenced the development of the colonies had a heavy impact in their colonial way of life. There were many reasons why people from the Old World came to the New World‚ especially because of religion freedom‚ the Puritans for example‚ they came to the region of New England‚ or to be more specific to Boston
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Why did people want to come to the ’land of opportunity?’ Are you looking for a distant place that provides great opportunity and employment? You’ve hit jackpot! America‚ land of the free. Why America you ask? well‚ First of all‚ it offers vast plains for farm settlements and plenty of room. It has massive natural resources of oil‚timber and minerals as well as cheap land. American industries are leading the world with a grown economy and a need of constant supply of labour‚ therefore good
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The background of the Spanish?s journey to the new world is one of personal gain‚ exploration‚ and religious conversion of the natives. In the 1500?s the first Spanish settlers set sail for the New World in search of the opportunity to start a new life. What they encountered was a friendly welcoming from the natives. Amongst the reasons Spanish settlers left their own country to go to a foreign land was in search of treasure‚ expansion of their empire and conversion of the natives to the Spanish
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Why did so many colonist die in early Jamestown In early Jamestown many people died it was hard there with the droughts that lasted so long and the attacks on the settlers it was pretty harsh back then.A lot of people got killed but not many lived.Those who lived were very fourturnet . Why did so many colonist die in early Jamestown. One reason why the colonist died is the environment‚the water was one of the big reasons why the died .another big reason was the bad conditions such as a long
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Thinking back to Ferdinand and Isabella’s choice to colonize the New World‚ I believe they made the right decision. Even though I now know the terrible consequences that their decision inflicted on the native people‚ my position remains that colonization was worth the cost. Columbus’ letter described the New World; Hispana like it was a place for the gods. Perhaps‚ in the eyes of Europeans it was a paradise. Europe was suffering from a lack of resources‚ polluted rivers‚ and overpopulated landscapes
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Independence Paper 2 The relationship between the American colonists and the British began to spiral downhill‚ which led to the colonists to push for their independence. The colonists declared two wars on the British‚ one in 1775 and the other in 1812. Both wars turned out to be a victory for the colonist to gain their independence. The American colonists declared two wars against Great Britain‚ first because they were frustrated and protested the new laws imposed by the British‚ and second because they
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England sent over colonists to Massachusetts bay in the late-to-mid 1600’s They started to have problems with the Native Americans. The colonists started to notice the French were befriending the Natives‚ and had strong trading lines with them. England‚ however‚ was raiding and stealing from the Natives. The colonists wanted to fight the French and Indians‚ so they didn’t have control over the Ohio river Valley. The valley would provide a safer route west so that the colonists could have more farms
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