Early Colonization Goals

Economic and Religious Goals of Early Colonization
During the 15th century Spain, France, and England began exploring and colonizing a newly discovered area known as the New World. Christopher Columbus first landed in the New World in 1492, which is when he was accredited with discovering the New World, even though it was already occupied by Native Americans. Once Spain began colonizing in this new area, France and England quickly followed to find economic prosperity and to expand their powerful empires. However, in some cases, the pursuit to prosperity was hindered by relationships forged with the Native Americans.
Spain was the first of these three powerful nations to reach the New World. They landed in South America which is where they began their colonization. Their economic goal was to get rich quickly by discovering gold and silver and to also accumulate wealth through trade of exotic goods with Europe. Spain did not only want to expand their empire and gain wealth, they wanted to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism to save them from going to hell. The goals of the Spanish completely
The Spanish sought to get quick through mining gold and silver, France pursued economic wealth through fur trade with Native Americans, and the English attained wealth through the production of tobacco. In addition to gaining economic wealth, Spain and France also wanted to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism. However, the English had no interest in spreading religion or converting Native Americans. In terms of relationships with the local people, The French colonies were the only ones to form a friendly and helpful relationship with the Native Americans. The Spanish choose to dominate them and force them to work for them in order to achieve greater wealth. The English simply killed them or forced them off of their land so they did not inhibit their