Originally of the Italian descent Christopher Columbus in 1492, the Spanish were the dominant group of settlers in the New World for over a century or so. They were also abundant with natural resources like silver, as well the labor provided by the Native Americans created an immense amount of wealth for Spain. Excluding Brazil, the Spanish expanded throughout Central and South America even including Southern and Western parts of today’s United States, and the Caribbean Islands as well. However, due to the sheer amount of wealth created from the New World, forced European countries to eventually develop their own interests in settlements. In the late 1500’s, the English began their own mild exploration but their first permanent settlement was
During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, New Spain and New France came to the New world for two different reasons. New France came to the new world in search of a new west passage and Spain came in search of gold and religious freedom. They both wanted to spread their religious beliefs through missionaries. The Spanish were the first to establish large settlements. The Spanish had over 200 cities by 1570. The French didn’t start colonizing until 1604. The first French colony was Acadia and Quebec which came years later in 1608. The Spanish had a huge head start on colonization over New France but they both thrived in their own ways by using Natural Resources and slaves.
The Spanish were the first European country to establish significant colonies in the Americas. By the 1570s, the Spanish had established roughly 200 cities and towns in the New World. They had also built many cathedrals, as well as the first universities in the Americas. New Spain refers to Spanish colonies in North and Central America and the Caribbean. At its height in 1795, New Spain included Mexico, Panama, several Caribbean islands, and most of the United States west of the Mississippi River. In these territories, the Spanish started large projects to get all available resources.
1). The Nations of Europe sought to expand their empire because they were on the verge of overpopulation.Between 1550 and 1600 the population grew from three million to four million people. Also, England and Spain were at a war for power. The Spanish attempts at colonizing the New World had been extremely successful, for they had gained both wealth and power. The English did not see such success, as their ships would crash, be lost to the seas, or their colonization efforts would cease to be useful. Through the Spaniards control over the Americas they had gained a massive naval army, noted as the Spanish Armada. The Spanish attempt to invade England in 1588 failed which lead to the beginning of the fall of the Spanish empire in the New World.
In 1492 Christopher Columbus “discovered” the New World. This “discovery” led to the colonization of the New World by several European nations. European nations, such as Great Britain, started colonization for a variety of reasons.
In the early 1600’s English traders embarked in the Americas not only in search of a new trade route to the east, but used this land discovery as an opportunity to expand their European empire. They came to settle in the Americas to start up
So he did so in 1608, he established the first French settlement in north America called Quebec later followed by two more Trios- Rivieres (founded 1634) and Montreal (1642). why'll he was building Quebec they encountered native Americans called the Huron Indians. They helped the French get up on their feet by trading them furs for their European goods. This then established a peace treaty an a steady income for the slowly growing settlements. However, with this steady fur income the new settlements really never grew their society in the 1660's, the three settlements combined only had around 3'200 people. In the begin of the development of the settlements they were runned by the Company of New France. This later changed when King Louis XIV disbanded it for not showing any progress towards the settlements. He then took direct control over the colonies and established a more military secure region among the colonies. So France build multiple colonies in the western hemisphere that had great economies and political power, but the French really had a hard time establishing societies and growing their population. This would result in lower income from the west, but the French knew it was there so they didn't give up on
In 1492, Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, initiated the colonization of the New World by Europe when he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. Spain and England soon established colonies in the New World which grew to become very different from one another with frequent similarities. The Spanish colonies and New England greatly differed in terms of control by a European government, were both vastly similar and extremely different in terms of religion, and were largely similar in terms of treatment of indigenous people.
After Columbus discovery of New World in 1492 and discover of gold and silver in the 1500s by Cortez and Pizarro, many Europeans countries began to build an empire or settlement in the New World. Since the Spanish has the most powerful and advanced sea power, they are the first one to do so . England was the only country that can compete with the Spanish on sea power. When England see the Spanish start to built empire in the New World and gained a lot wealth from the Indians, they began to colonize the New World land too. After the Spanish and English entered the New World land, they destroyed Indians religion and community; however, the relationships the Spanish had with the Indians is slightly different from the English.
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
Before the English ventured to Roanoke Europeans explored and settled the New World. The Spanish were the most successful in settling the New World. They conquered most of Central and South America. Their main objective was to convert all of the Indians to Christianity. “Spain’s claim to posses the Americas was based on discovery, conquest, and settlement, but even more important, it was founded on the sacred enterprise of extending the Catholic faith to (in Spanish eyes) “barbarous” native peoples” (Horn 12).
In Europe, population grew quickly and land value, prosperity, and trade increased with it. Also the rise of nationalism made the nation more powerful, unified, and imposed new taxes. Beginning with Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America in 1492, colonists settled in America for different reasons. Some came for profits; others came for religious freedom (and for escaping religious persecution). It was England, France, Spain and the Netherlands who, in the sixteenth century, launched major colonization programs in eastern North America. Each colony more or less differed or resembled in their first interaction with the Natives (such as the more peaceful contact of the French, the more hostile one of the Spaniards, and the peaceful-turned-hostile
In the 17th century England and Spain were both in a race to settle the New World. After Christopher Columbus had reached this New World Spain almost immediately sent people over to explore and colonize. After the Treaty of Tordesillas secured their land, Spain’s empire quickly expanded across The Americas. England had a bit of a late start when it came to colonization. Even though their first few attempts such as Jamestown, and Roanoke were not very successful England kept at it. Eventually, England and Spain became the two most powerful nations in the Americas. Even though both nations had the same goal, their political, religious, and economic development were very different.
European settlers first came to the New World for multiple reasons. It started with Christopher Columbus wanting to find a shorter and quicker route to the East. Failing to do so, he made the New World’s existence known to the Old World. It wasn’t just the Europeans who decided to come to the New World. The Spanish government was informed of the New World
Spanish and English had similar motivations for exploration of the New World, such as gaining land, goods from the natives, and gold. However, their motivations also differ greatly. The Spanish conquistadors also gained slaves from the native people, as well as spreading the word of Christianity. The English settlers came to the New World to get away from the religious oppression in England and to practice religion freely, and to grow tobacco to send back to England. The Spanish gained much more land quickly because, upon landing in places like the Caribbean and Brazil, because of their conquering and enslaving of the natives. The English came to the New World much less prepared,
After Columbus reported his findings back to the Spanish royalty and their advisors, they began plotting to settle on North American soil. Columbus' second voyage to the New World in 1493 established the first Spanish colony in the New World, which they named Hispaniola (this is now known as Santo Domingo). Columbus arrived to the New World with 17 ships, 1200 men, and an abundance of crops, livestock, and plant life. These were the first foreign biological entities to step foot on North American soil, which began an ecological change. The Spaniards also brought disease with them to the New World, which soon began to spread and caused a biological holocaust of sorts. Within a single generation of Columbus' death in 1506, Spaniards had explored much of South America, Central America, and southern parts of North America. Even up to 100 years after his death, Spain remained the dominant settler in North America. It wasn't until the 1580s that England was able to leave their island.