European Expansion Of America

European exploration of the New World led to many social effects. To start with, the Europeans brought with them many germs and diseases that decimated many societies in the Americas. The diseases, such as the smallpox, led to the deaths of many indigenous people and the demographic collapse of many Native American societies. The Europeans also brought plants and animals over to the Americas. The plants that were grown reflected a distinct European diet and the horses in the North American West were used frequently for hunting as farmers began to abandon their fields. Women were no longer viewed as responsible for producing food as hunting became more popular with men. Another social effect was how marriages between Spanish men and elite native women were greatly supported in Amerindian societies. Native women who were married to Spanish men lived a better life than ordinary native women. On the other hand, indigenous women who were below the elite were frequently mistreated and abused by European men. Since there were very few Spanish women, Spanish men and Indian women came together to produce mixed-race children known as Mestizo. Many Indian women agreed to have children with Spanish men to ensure that they and their children would not have to be subjected to abuse. As the Spanish took control over the Aztec and Inca empires, a social order based on race came into existence. The Spanish male settlers were placed at the top, followed by the mixed-race population, and at

What impact did the 1800s American expansion have in our nation's history? Throughout our nation's history, there have been numerous types of expansions, such as the westward expansion that took place in the 1800s. This expansion is most notable since it permitted the growth of our nation's territory. There are both multiple causes of the America expansion of the 1800s and multiple effects of this expansion. Three major causes of expansion in the 1800s include the Louisiana Purchase, Manifest Destiny, and The Alamo; as a result, three major effects emerged, which include expansion, wealth, and land.

Within a generation of Columbus’ death, Spain had taken control of most of the New World. They thrived on ideas of power and conquered the Inca. The explorers moved further west and found the Aztecs, who had a population of two hundred thousand people. The Spanish conquered them in two years. They did not always treat the natives with so much disrespect, though. The Columbian exchange allowed for new materials, foods, and more to be brought to and from these worlds. Cattle, pigs, goats, and more were brought to the Americas from the Old World. Various plants that had been accidentally imported from Europe caused a lot of damage to the ecosystem in the Americas. The Americas introduced to Europe things such as corn, potatoes, yams, and much more. Spanish explorers eventually continued to move west in search of their precious gold, and still kept with their idea of killing any natives that stand in their way, until they reached New Mexico, where the Spaniards decided to live with the Native Americans in peace. The Spanish colonists were often a selfish group of people who took what they wanted from natives and tried to force them to convert away from their own religious beliefs, then killed them off. Finally, the settlers decided to live with them peacefully after killing hundreds of thousands of natives over the

When the French came, their concern was not about conquering regions. Their concern was to give themselves a strategic point in the Americas and to compete against Spain and England. These colonies would serve more as economic bases than permanent settlements However, this process would hardly be a simple one. Spain controlled Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, and the south Atlantic coast. Britain and the Netherlands had already took control of the northern Atlantic coast. With three powers inhabiting the Americas all at once, making a presence would prove to be difficult for the French. Early settlements of the French were defeated such as Port Royal and Nova Scotia. Fortunately for the French, they were able to eventually control the St. Lawrence River and claim the Mississippi River Valley, spreading their culture in the northern, Midwest, and southern regions of the present day United States.

In the 1800s, Americans were enticed by the lush land to the west as their own population grew steadily. The land’s abundant resources, wealth, and even the opportunity to gain more territory or property drawn many Americans to the west. On top of these economic incentives, the idea of Manifest Destiny also fueled the westward expansion. Manifest Destiny, or the idea that Americans were given the right and duty to spread over the continent of North America and advocate for democracy by God made the idea of American conquest of western territory seemed honorable. This idea of American supremacy, rooted in the phrase “Manifest Destiny,” together with Americans’ economic incentives to gain more wealth, territory, and resources propelled the westward expansion, and thus, increasing the powers and influence of U.S. as a nation.

In the late 1800s, America was a growing country, just gaining power. They wanted to show that power, and expand, though how far would they go? American Expansion was unjustified.

During America’s Westward expansion, many individuals struggled to survive. The dangers of traveling were deadly to all groups. This especially applied to the emigrants on the Oregon trail. The terrain on the trail was harsh which made the journey very difficult. The emigrants on the Oregon Trail faced the most difficulty trying to survive in the West because of the disease, expensive costs of travel, and environmental threats.

The discovery of America opened up the door for many people to find a new home and also a new identity. The European explorers of the late 15th and 16th centuries did not discover America; the native people had already lived and flourished there for many years. The European exploration of America is notable because it is the start of the mentality among Americans the fuels the need to travel from home in order to find oneself. Since the beginning, the settlers in America have been people who left home to find a new life where they could live successful lives. While this is a theme in all types of literature, it is one that is especially prevalent in American literature because the settlers were an entire people who left their home in search of something better. Some of those people left to find themselves in their religion or to find new ways to make money, but all in all the discovery of America was also the discovery of a new people. The sensation of discovery fueled the early explorers, the settlers, the revolutionaries, the transcendentalists, and American people to this day. The beginning of this trend in American literature was when the first Europeans found the Americas.

European Americans held cultural views of land and religion that was entirely separate from the Native people. Europeans came to the Americas for various reasons, wealth, a new life, or missionary. Each of these European-Americans had different views on Natives; some saw them as a slight barrier to great wealth, evil demons out for blood, or “Noble Savages” who needed the guidance of Christ. In each situation the Natives suffered greatly from displacement to death.

The progress of expansion in the United States is one filled with complicated, complex, and irrational decisions. Geographically, North America changed dramatically by having the landmass grow, through discovery, by at least doubling what it was before. The European discovery of North America, the Mississippian shatter zone, Louisiana Purchase, and the Mexican-American war are all historical events that changed the path and future of America dramatically, through the making of controversial decisions.

Early modern European expansion focuses on the evolution of absolute monarchies. The European countries created colonies in the Americas as well as in Asia and Africa. The expansion had an effect on the native populations of the conquered territory in addition to the mother country. The setting up of an empire revealed the political and symbolic powers of the new complete monarchs. With that commerce emerged to a new economic system that was created to manage the upcoming empires.

The United States of America is a flawless name for the country. It is afterward all countless states united. But to have states you have to have earth for those states. Before those stats come to be earth they have to be a frontier, or as described by Webster’s Dictionary, “A span that forms the margin of stayed or industrialized territory.” American past has been in a colossal degree Tethe past of the settlement of the Outstanding West.

The expansion of the United States into the territory west of the Mississippi River began with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the nation with a great deal of $15 million from France. While, American development was influenced by westward expansion, the purchasing of more land created controversy. Many disagreed with the idea of expanding and taking over land because Indians who already occupied the land wasn’t included in the agreement that was made and the Constitution did not have any thing that supported this idea. Although, the Louisiana Purchase showed Jefferson 's ability to make a logical political decision, it was opposed by Federalists who questioned the purchase and his ability. They were oblivious to the fact that United States was going to become powerful and progress with growth. United States ' expansion was a fulfillment of manifest destiny because the U.S. was obligated to spread and so it was necessary, inevitable and desirable that the Americans did this.

The Spanish and the English both had similar economic and cultural responses towards the Native Peoples in North America during the time before seventeen fifty. Before fourteen ninety-two Europe was vastly over populated and many luxury goods were very expensive. This was because in places such as Spain and England almost all of the land had been used up. Also during this time, Portugal had control over the easiest waterway to Asia and getting goods such as spices and silks from there without going overseas took a lot of time and money. This lead to investors in Spain sending Columbus on a journey to find another way to Asia to the west instead of going around the tip of Africa.

During the thirteenth century, Europe was a completely different scenario than what it is now, many countries were looking into how to expand outside of their immediate territories. The new world became a phenomena and a future reality for Europe because of the hard work of many different people. It became possible to explore the new world because of people like Vasco de Gama, and Prince Henry the Navigator who both worked on making it possible to get outside of Europe (Torrecilla). As soon as there were navigational advances, the European provinces began to explore in competition with one another, to see who could create the largest empire in the new world. Spain was not the exception to this rule, as soon as Portugal began exploring, Spain did too, it did not want to be left behind with the temptation of the unknown mystery gifts that the new world could possibly bring. The expansion of the Spanish Empire is credited to Christopher Columbus who reached America in 1492, after many failed attempts (Torrecilla). Two years later, the pope decided to divide the world between Spain and Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas, demonstrating the large amount of power the Catholic church had during this time period (Torrecilla). As the exploration continued, many migrated into the new discovered lands seeking to test their luck elsewhere.The Spanish largely expanded their empire during their colonial exploration, especially in the Americas. This is where they created what they