Conquistadors: The First Immigrants In The Americas

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The first Spaniards to arrive in the Americas were called “conquistadors”. They were sponsored by royalty to expand and find riches for Spain. They also had a big job of converting all they encountered to Catholicism, and were all strictly Catholic themselves – any Protestants were immediately persecuted. The Spanish had the most successful gold and silver mines which made them the wealthiest and most powerful nation of Earth. The Spanish soldiers saw the Native Americans as heathens, due to the fact that they were not Catholic, and many Natives were killed due to these soldiers. The colonies were also ruled by a crown-appointed governor, and they had to oblige by the King's rules – not able to make their own. The French mostly used the New

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