The Spanish Vs. The English in Models of Colonization Spain was an important factor in the colonization of America. As one of the chief naval powers of that time, Spain funded Christopher Columbus’ planned voyage to the East by traveling west, never expecting that there was a whole new continent between the Spanish coast and Southeast Asia. Modern historians now deny the claim that Columbus discovered the New World, although they do give him credit for bringing this area to Europe’s attention. Even
1.How did contact between the European arrivals and the native peoples of the Americas affect both groups? Contact between the European and the native people affected both in many ways. The European came to America and brought many diseases. This affected the native people because they had no immunity. As a result millions of people died, this caused society to weaken. The Europeans affected the natives in a positive way by introducing them to crops (such as sugar and bananas), domestic livestock
Spanish VS English Colonization The two primary countries colonizing the New World before 1763 were Spain and England. The two powers had different reasons and goals for settling in the Americas, as well as varying regions. The Spaniards were originally searching for a new and direct sea route to Asian nations for easier and more accessible trade. The English were originally colonizing for economic profit and religious freedom while escaping religious persecution. With time however, both nation's
world in 1492 marked a new era of empire expansion called colonization. Because the Spanish crown financed his travels they were the first to colonize any of the new continent. The Spanish would end up colonizing half of South America, most of Central America and the Caribbean Islands, and a large part of North America. Their first colony however, was the island of San Salvador, the first land Columbus spotted on his first voyage. Colonization would continue for over three centuries, with the British
What was the impact of European colonization on Native Americans? The first Americans settled in the New World thousands of years ago. After their arrival, these settlers spread throughout North and South America. There were vast differences in culture between these incomers. Their lives evolved around family living in small communities and they were very self-sufficient in various ways. These Americans adapted to diverse and challenging environments and their survival skills, knowledge of their
resources. The motive of Early colonization was God, Gold and Glory; “God” signifies the European, especially the Spanish and Portuguese, who took it upon themselves to convert the indigenous people to Christianity and used evangelism to justify the seizing of other lands. “Gold” signifies the wealth that the Europeans could gain through
2. The Spanish affected the Native American’s way of life greatly. When the Spanish went on their conquest for gold and other treasures, they discovered Native American territories. One of the very first examples was a Spanish explorer named Cortez who discovered the Aztec land. When the emperor invited Cortez to the land, Cortez acted friendly toward the people, then later attacked the people. Without an emperor, the Aztec empire fell. Another example is when Pizarro found the Incan empire, he
Americans, Africans, Englishmen, Frenchmen, Spanish, Dutchmen, and Irishmen made significant contributions to the development of America. I believe the Englishmen and Africans made the most contributions to the growth of our country. My opinion is both groups did it out of survival. The Englishmen did it to escape economic and political problems. Poor water quality, religious persecution, and overcrowding were factors in driving some Englishmen toward America. Englishmen came here with an ideal of how
The Spanish cane to the Americas for gold and silver, but in the course of conquest and settlement they also learned about crops such as potatoes and corn that would fuel population explosion across Afro-Eurasia. They brought with them first of all devastating diseases, but also horses, wheat, grapevines, and sugar cane. Historians call this hemisphere transfer of previously unknown plants, pathogens, people and products in wake of Columbus’s voyages the ‘Columbian Exchange’. Over time, this exchange
1492: Conquest of the Americas The early modern era was a birth of culture, trade, and technology that was mainly focused on exploration. The film 1492: Conquest of Paradise in historically superficial because it fails to show the critical impacts Christopher Columbus’s voyages had on the early modern era. It is unable to show the increase in exploration and catalyst for a globally linked world that his voyages caused, the massive cultural and physical change in the Americas, and was a gateway for