The 19th Century

Due to its ability to provide a spiritual and emotional connection between the Spanish and the natives, Roman Catholic Church functioned as most important key in establishing the culture in New Spain colony. Even in modern day Mexico we can see how big the influence of the Catholic church played in the early development of Mexican culture. Affecting everything from art to everyday routine, the church gave key elements by influencing all aspects in the New Spain colony. Its biggest function was to develop a connection between natives of the time with Spanish culture through the work of Franciscan monk missionary spread of the Catholic doctrine. We can see the heavy influence of the church in the arts of the time, from architecture to poetry, the Catholic church was being represented. The biggest effect seen from the natives is the worship of the lady of Guadalupe, as it

During the seventeenth century, colonial America was welcoming many newcomers, several from England. Quantities of these newcomers were seeking land for economic purposes as others were longing for religious toleration. Many of the English colonists settled in the New England region for religious freedoms, to escape the English king, and leave adversaries of other religions behind. Settlers who resided in the Middle Atlantic region were affected differently. Although the Middle Atlantic was more

During the 17th century, many nations started settling all throughout North America. Spanish conquistadors claimed much of the Southwest, while England began to occupy the Northeast. The Spanish and English colonies varied in terms of the impact of religion and control of the economy.

During the 17th and 18th century, English residents felt that England was over-crowded and intolerable. They wanted to lessen these problems that rose up because of the large population increase and to establish more religious freedom (Horn). The English believed that the best way to go about this was to colonize the New World. Subsequently, many colonies began to develop, and of these colonies, Massachusetts Bay and Virginia were the most well-known. The early settlements of Massachusetts and Virginia were both established by similar groups of people at the same time; furthermore, their contrasting beginnings as a colony, views on religion, and method of economic stability all contributed to our American heritage today.

In a time between 1492 and the 1700 the Spanish and the English started to colonize the New World with the Spaniards coming over first in 1492 after being approved by the Roman Catholic Church. The Spanish people started their colonization in present day Mexico, while the English colony of Massachusetts in 1630 by Puritans fleeing England due to persecution. It is in this context that there were two similarities and a differences from both European countries. The Spanish and New England colonies from 1492 to 1700 were significantly similar in terms of the economic base in which the colony was set upon, and considerably different in the role religion had on the colony and the control the government had

They were not able to change the ways in Great Britain so the group decided to move to North America. Not on the bases of Jamestown to profit of new land but to be able to practice their beliefs freely. They wanted to be self-governed and to establish education and a new rules they felt fit for their people. In 1630 the Puritans sailed to America and established the town of Plymouth County. The settlers of Massachusetts suffered the same problems as Jamestown with lack of food, disease, and issues with Natives. Jamestown however, was believers of Anglican faith, which was the Church of England. While the Puritans where the first self-governed colony. and religiously free from the mother

The role of the Roman Catholic Church in Spain’s conquest and colonization of continental America was a two-fold process whereby under the façade of conversion and control lay the primary goal of gaining wealth, enforcing laws and the inevitable extension of control while condoning the beginnings of European slavery in the Caribbean.[i]

At the dawn of the 17th Century, England was in a suitable position to colonize North America. England had finally reached peace with Spain, and England had many workers willing to travel to America for a chance at religious freedom, affluence, and exploration. Aided by the funding of the Virginia Company, roughly one hundred English settlers landed on the North American shore in 1607, at a place they would name Jamestown. In the ensuing decades, more people traveled to this new land, and they expanded their territories, eventually forming the Thirteen Original Colonies. At first glance, the colonies were very much alike, as they had all kept their English culture and remained loyal to England. However, after closer inspection it was evident that many concrete differences existed between the colonies, specifically between the New England, Middle, and Southern colonial regions. Despite the colonies’ loyalty to England and their similar cultures, the Thirteen British North American Colonies had distinct differences in their economies, moral and religious principles, and settling patterns.

Colonies in the “new world” continent of America differed in many ways. some of which were the Southwest Spanish settlements and the English colonies in North America. They both came with different motives and differed politically, economically and religiously. One of the main differences was that the English colonies aimed to create long-term settlements while the Spanish settlements aimed to gather material wealth and spread Catholicism. During the 17th century, the Southwest Spanish settlements and the English colonies in North America were close geographically, but the way they ruled their colonies was completely different in terms of politics, religion, and economic development.

The first Spaniards to arrive in present day New Mexico saw the wealth that could be found. The land was ideal, they had heard stories of Cibola and the Seven Cities of gold, and they had seen the riches that the natives owned. Pedro Peralta established a fortified capital in 1609 at Santa Fe after becoming governor in 1607.

Religion played a big role in shaping the values, attitudes, and conduct of the Spanish during the Age of Discovery and Conquest (1492-1579). The colonial church provided control and a standard of conduct and living for the new world. In fact, the colonial church had even more power in Spanish America then it did in Spain. Why this is important though, is because it limited the possibility of rebellion and opposition. As long as the church was in place, there was Spanish order, and as long as there was Spanish order, the colonization process could continue to run smoothly and prosper.

The Spanish immigrants arrived to the Americas and established their colonies in the islands of Caribbean. The Spanish established their settlements in warm, or tropical areas such as Mexico and Southwest America. During their time of settlement, there was three distinct periods: Age of discovery and exploration, Age of conquest, and the Spanish laws-the Ordinances of Discovery. The Spanish began their settlement in the early sixteenth century; their reason to settle in the Americas was to gain wealth. According to American History Volume 1: To 1865, Alan Brinkley states, “ Spanish America yielded more than ten times as much gold and silver as the rest of the world’s mines put together” ( Brinkley 15). Soon enough, Spanish immigrants changed the landscape and social systems in America. By doing so, the immigrants spread Catholicism faith. The reasons for the settlement of Spanish immigrants was to gain wealth, adapt to the landscape to their needs of survival, and spread the Catholic faith.

e first half of the 19th century was a time of growth and change in America. The population was increasing at a steady rate. This was mainly because of immigration. In 1790 the population was 4 million by 1840 it was 17 million. Economic growth was also proceeding at a very fast pace, as the beginning of the Industrial Revolution began to take place. The 19th century was also the start of the Women’s Rights Movement. Individualism started to become a main focus for a group that was very important and prominent in this area, they were called the transcendentalists.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the academic social sciences were divided into specializations. Historians covered Europe, the Mediterranean, and European expansion; the areas of China and Japan, as well as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Persia were the filed of study for orientalists; anthropologists covered the topics of contemporary people of Africa, the Americas, and South East Asia; and the rest of the world fell into the laps of sociologists or economists . Historians largely focused on single societies1. They largely looked at the building of nation-states, commercial economy, industrialization, and imperialism1. During this time, historians had a very ethnocentric and Eurocentric view of world history. Since most of the scholarly

In our first discussion board, we learned about the Spanish empire and their effect on America. During the time of the Spanish reign “New World Orders” were set in place changing the old customs that were once traditional to the native’s land. Religion such as the Catholic Church, “Played a significant role in the administration of Spanish colonies” (Foner pg. 21) which was to initiate change and bring forth a new tradition amongst Native Americans as well as African Slaves. In the lecture (Pre-Colombian America), it said that, “Women who accepted Christianity and other European ways were depicted as proof and promise of success of the transplant of English culture in the New World.” During our second discussion board, we learned about the “Casta” paintings and why the Spanish artists depicted Native Americans and Africans as poor compared to the Spanish who were depicted as wealthy. It is said that the reason Spanish artists created these paintings was to ensure their wealth by sending off paintings to Spain in order to boast about their status of being noble class as well as their success in The New World. Although Spain’s authority in Europe began to weaken, an increase of immigration from Europe to America would later give rise to an everlasting effect when the English would soon colonize America.