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    Chapter 1 Study Guide The Spanish Empire in the Americas 1. Three arguments’ that Juan Gines de Sepulveda used to justify enslaving the Native Americans were for gold‚ ore deposits‚ and for God’s sake and man’s faith in him. 2. Three arguments that Bartolome de las Casas gave in attacking Spanish clonial policies in the New World were the Indians eating human flesh‚ worshiping false gods‚ and also‚ he believed that the Indians were cowardly and timid. 3. For comparisons that Sepulveda

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    In the early history of the 1600’s‚ North America had been discovered and establishment of the New World had begun. Although Spain and England both focused on the colonization and exploration of the Americas‚ their ambitions and goals were very different. The most important reasons for English colonization were religious freedom‚ to seek refuge‚ and new economic opportunities. The Spanish‚ on the other hand‚ exploited the New World in search of gold and silver‚ greed navigated their search. Although

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    Americans wanted to go to war with the Spanish. There were several reasons to be exact why the Spanish-American War had an outbreak. The Americans wanted an empire and they thought it would put the civil war behind us; the excitement would be great‚ yellow journalism Valeriano “Butcher” Weyler and finally the Delome letter. Cubans were in revolt against Spain‚ and wanted to declare their independence. Many Americans supported their efforts. Newspapers in America favored American involvement in Cuba

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    Spanish and English colonization efforts were very different with the English’s methods being more successful and profitable. Spanish colonization of the Americas began in 1492 when Christopher Columbus found the Americas and mistook them for India. Spanish Conquistadors came with the goals of “God‚ Gold‚ and Glory” and came seeking gold and riches. The Spanish also came with instructions to convert the natives to Catholicism. They invested in short term ventures that while initially very profitable

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    disembogued in what is known today as the Colonization of the New World. During these expeditions‚ the two nations were able to navigate the newly discovered continent for a prolonged period of time conquer several unbeknownst lands in the Pacific Ocean. However‚ there were obvious discrepancies in the manner in which Spain and England dealt with their respective colonies. Some of the differences that contributed to the departure from a similar society in Spanish and English colonies are the ideology

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    inconvenience. Definitely‚ our country favored for the informality of power spreading over than what the Spanish men had to offer. Established as a “One Central Government‚” independent barangays vanished. Spain ruled us with the said structure. As far as my data gathered could reach‚ I have three different versions of how Spain governed the Philippines chronologically applied. Since the Spanish nation was located southwest of Europe and the prioritization of his own country was his mission‚ the King

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    Mary Nejatifar Ms. Graff English 11H October 11‚ 2012 Colonization in America Some of the first Europeans to explore and settle in the New World were the English Puritans. In the 17th century‚ a man called John Winthrop traveled to Massachusetts Bay along with many other Puritans. With troubles with the Church of England‚ this group of people wanted to launch new lives on a new continent. To support their desires‚ John Winthrop offered several reasons and arguments to support moving

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    1 International Baccalaureate History of the Americas HL Required Summer Reading Study Guide Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America By John Charles Chasteen Foreign Affairs November/December 2000 states: Born in Blood and Fire is a briskly written yet sophisticated introduction to Latin America that will be greatly welcomed by non-specialists and experts alike. Chasteen paints on a very broad canvas‚ but he succeeds in capturing with enviable conciseness the major ingredients

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    most important aspect that has changed the Americas is the immigration of people from around the world. Immigrants did not just come from one location‚ they came from many countries such as Spain like Alonso Ortiz‚ France like Marie‚ and London like Elizabeth Spriggs‚ all three of who immigrated to the Americas for a reason. Based on the letter Alonso Ortiz wrote to his wife who was living in Spain‚ readers can clearly tell Ortiz immigrated to the Americas for a better life and more opportunities

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    European Colonization of the Americas It is largely believed that the Vikings were the first citizens to arrive in the Americas. They were a Scandinavian tribe of explorers that migrated from Greenland setting up several colonies in their travels. Following the exploration of the Vikings Christopher Columbus “founded” the Americas. The journey of Columbus to the continent made way for the rapid expansion of the Americas by European settlers. During the 19th century around 50 million people left

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