British American And Spanish America

Extensive colonization of the Americas began in the 15th century, with the Spanish conquering the South, and the English settling in the northern areas of the continent. In spite of the separate colonies sharing the continent, the Spanish and New England colonies unfolded completely different. The colonies were significantly different in the terms of religion, government, and treatment of indigenous people.

It started when England thought they were in danger of being overwhelmed by the poor. While some thought that the New World as being the dream of an American empire other saw it as a place for England 's unwanted. England started sending criminals to the New World instead of jail, because they thought it would help them become better men. The whole sending criminals to the New World failed because many of them would die from diseases or the weather. Jamestown the first successful colony in America came to be, but before that came Roanoke the colony that failed and mysteriously disappeared. When John White was ordered to go check on the settlers in Roanoke

In 1607 the British began to colonize North America. Britain enforce certain rules, such as the colonies could only trade with its mother country, to make sure that it was the only country benefiting for the colonies. However there was a period of Salutary Neglect. “Salutary neglect was Britain's unofficial policy to relax the enforcement of strict regulations, particularly trade laws, imposed on the American colonies late in the seventeenth and early in the eighteenth centuries” (Henretta). In this duration of time the colonies began to establish their own trade routes, politics, and procedures which helped form their sense of nationalism.

During the 15th through 17th centuries, advancements in technology and the desire for new resources spurred the exploration of the New World for both Spain and England. Spain's interest in exploration soon surpassed the rest of the countries in the Old World and the nation began to claim the majority of territory in Central and South America. Spain sent conquistadores to assert their dominance in the New World through violent conquest which resulted in difficult relations with native populations. Although the English did not settle in North America until the early 17th century, well past the period of the Spanish conquest, their methods of colonization were more successful in the long term. The English were able to find economic success

On the other hand, The English were much more restrained. The system that the English set fourth gave the queen an unimportant role. There were many differences when it came to economy between the English and Spanish. The Spanish on one hand, wanted to gain treasures from the different American colonies which means they spent much less time within the trading of agriculture which proved to be less effective because with time the gold would run out giving the English a bigger advantage in wealth. So with the Spanish being very protective towards piracy, they only allowed one ship to go through their ports their economic growth was hindered dramatically. Now the English on the other hand, produced larger amounts of products which would last them long after silver and gold were diminished. The British that colonized North America were more focused on settling down permanently with their families and such which allowed them to outnumber the natives. Given the diseases, when it came to the ratio of Spanish to Natives, it happened to be much larger than that of the British. The main difference was that the

To know why the English were interested in settling in the New World, we first have to understand the conflicts they faced. In 1492, Western Europe went through a cultural renaissance. During this time, people found out ancient philosophies about Christianity and began trying to spread it. The renaissance caused tension in the European societies. Because of the new religious knowledge there began to be wars. Europe was mostly Christian but there were still Jews and Muslims. The differences in religion caused the reconquest to occur. The ruler of the Iberian peninsula was Muslim and was ran off and Spain removed all of the Jews who wouldn't convert to Catholicism. Religious differences would continue to be a major problem up until the

Beginning in 1625, the United Kingdom of Britain and the United Kingdom of Scotland started their colonial dominance of the Americas in Massachusetts Bay. The two countries later joined to form Great Britain. The colonies spread to other parts of America, including Georgia, Virginia and Maryland. The French, on the other hand, colonized North America as the Spanish occupied colonies in the south and, thus, all three colonial groups were in constant struggle to oust each other and occupy greater territory in the Americas.

First some backstory might be helpful to get a clear look and why these countries colonized. Spain was actually the first to create colonies. Spain had colonized a few Caribbean islands before they made the step to the mainland(Beck iBook). For Spain a few islands clearly just wasn’t enough and they would stop at nothing to continue their reign of power. The New World was an entire land full of gold and silver in their eyes. One of the major steps Spain took when it landed on the Americas, present-day Mexico to be exact, was when they encountered the Aztecs. . There is even an excerpt of Columbus meeting

Britain and Spain shared similar motivations for colonization, but their colonies were vastly different in many aspects due to differences in their own government and policies. Both countries created colonies to increase their wealth and expand their economies, but religious freedom played a factor in British colonization. The fundamental differences between the two countries led to a difference in the way the colonies of each country interacted with its government. The relationship of British and Spanish colonists with Native Americans also reflected the differences in the motives and the government of Britain and Spain.

Motivation for coming to the New World greatly influenced Spanish and British colonization. The Spanish are said to have had three distinct reasons; God, glory and gold. God meaning the conversion of natives, glory meaning the claiming of new land for the Spanish empire and gold meaning the desire to find gold to bring wealth back to Spain. The British colony of Jamestown shared the desire to find gold. Unlike the Spaniards, the British didn’t plan on permanently settling in America. However, these plans changed and Jamestown became a settlement.

There were multiple reasons why a profusion of people immigrated. The earliest immigration was in the colonial period (1700’s). The vast majority of the first immigrants moved from England to find religious and political freedom, and flee oppression for their beliefs. The Irish started to immigrate because of the potato famine(1740’s). In the article, Irish Potato Famine, it states “Beginning in 1845 and lasting for six years, the potato famine killed over a million men, women and children in Ireland and

Migration from one place to another place has many causes and many effects. The main reasons for migration are gold, glory, and god. Gold, because people wanted to make money. Glory was in order to get positions in government in the new place. God was to escape religious persecution. Another area of migration was also slaves to go work the land. Many groups migrated to the New World from many different places, for many different reasons, and had many effects on the New World. Two groups of migration are the Pilgrims, and the Quakers. Both groups came to the New World mainly for god, although they were probably motivated by other things.

Lower down on the map of North America were the Spanish colonies. After Columbus discovered the New World, the Spanish Crown began governing the area. With the arrival of various explorers and colonizers like Columbus, there were rivalries for the land within the South. By the middle of the 1500s, Spain organized themselves politically and economically in the Southwest and the Spanish gained a tight hold on their land of New World. Until the 19th century, Spanish America was divided into viceroyalties and governed through a Council of the Indies in Spain. The viceroys were not just governors, they were the king of Spain’s representative and therefore, were treated as royalty. This system of “under-kings” was developed by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. He also organized judicial courts of appeal throughout the Spanish lands with appointed judges to ensure justice was dispensed throughout the New World, the King's rights were upheld, and that taxes were collected. There was a vast military presence in the Spanish colonies to protect them intrusion by other world powers (Politics in Spanish Colonization).

There was a conflict in England between James I and Charles I that ignited a Civil War that lasted for 7 years. During this warring period it drove many people out which lead to inflation and poverty("European Colonization of the Americas."). People heard of the riches and economic potential that was found in America, thus causing them to migrate in hopes that they too would find such wealth. There were wide open fields that would be perfect for farming, tobacco quickly became the cash crop of the New World. The coast was also great for fishing and provided exports of cod and many other fish back to the home land ("Reasons For English Immigration To the North American Colonies.").

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