The New World ( Americas )

Conquest is an extremely violent thought, to subjugate and assume control of a group of people and their land with military force. It’s hard to imagine a large following, much less countries, that support imposing brute force onto strangers. Given that conquest is violent, why did Europeans conquer the Americas as they did? The Europeans followed the belief of Christianity, which forbids such massacres and hate, how could they have conquered and killed? Many, like Jared Diamond, promote the idea that it was pure geographical luck which granted Europe easier diffusion of knowledge; metal weapons and political organization which were more advanced. However, this idea becomes problematic because it assumes that no matter the inhabitants of the more fortunate land, conquest would have happened because of predetermined facts like geography. With this argument, one could say Natives would have conquered Europeans or that they would have been able to defend from their conquest if they had the same or better geographical luck. I believe that geographic luck is not enough to enable the conquest of the Americas. I want to argue that the major reasons behind the European conquest of the Americas were largely in their motivation to gain riches to boost their economy and the justification of their conquest by disguising themselves as saviors to the Native Americans.

Have you ever wondered where why the many different countries in Europe came to America to explore and colonize? There were two main concepts that drew the Europeans to America: the excitement and profit of the "New World", and the past histories of their countries. The English, French, and Spanish each came to the Americas in search of a new beginning; a fresh start in which they could escape past torment and capture new wealth. However, each motive defined the character of each settlement.

European colonization of the Americas should be remembered as a tragedy for the impractical and immoral acts upon Native Americans and slave laborers. The European colonization of the Americas was a series of atrocities committed upon underdeveloped territory by settlers throughout the Americas. Many European countries took part in the advantages of the land to increase economic trade and newly found resources. However, the net result of this colonization for the indigenous who already inhabited these lands was the exploitation of Native Americans and Slaves through forced labor, Christian ideals being forced upon those certainly from different beliefs, and the general theft of land and natural resources.

This decade portrays the exploration of the Europeans to the American colonies which allowed England, France, Holland, Spain, and British to colonize with other lands and obtain power by expanding their territory. Nevertheless, England rose as the country with the dominant colonial power. Throughout this decade, the demand for silver and other valued items influenced trade globally by commercializing and strengthening European trade. In addition, the desire for power and control enriched the economy of the Europeans. The rise of European colonization also shaped cultural globalization since traders established various ethnic societies in foreign regions. European explorers were to stop at nothing in order to achieve success in expanding their

As early as the fifteenth century, Europeans began to become eager to discover the New World that was unknown to them. With the concerns of rapid population growth, commerce, new learning, and the rise of competing for nation states, they set out for new adventures and discovery. For a long time, Spain and Portugal were the only European powers with New World colonies.

The Spanish exploration of America brought many new foods, types of plants, and many forms of wealth to the European world. However, the wealth that was brought from the Americas came at a cost. The suffering and enslavement of the Native people and the transportation of Africans to America to be used as slaves alongside the Natives. Many motivations were used to support this extraction of wealth and treatment of the Natives and Africans, however two are easily verifiable. The Spanish colonization from 1492 to 1700 was motivated by religious conversion of all peoples in America and the desire for wealth and profit that had a significant impact on the lives of Native Americans and Africans.

Following the Holy War, Europeans were hooked on various Asian luxuries, including silk and a variety of spices inaccessible to them at home. However, it was an extremely expensive process for Europeans to obtain said luxuries, including high tariffs from Muslim Middlemen and Italian merchants. As a direct result of these overwhelming prices, Europeans sought after new trade routes to Asia, which indirectly led them to their most profitable discovery: the New World. Several Old World countries (primarily Spain) were excited by the discovery and wanted to use it to their benefit. The conquistadors employed by Spain were motivated by three main ideas: Gold, Glory, and God. They possessed numerous advantages over the inhabitants of the New World, including advanced weaponry such as guns, larger and better trained armies, and Native supporters who helped them traverse the unfamiliar territory. However, their goals were delayed by two main factors: their crippling greed and the various diseases they brought to the New World via processes such as the Columbian Exchange. Their greed prevented them from making potentially peaceful and profitable relations with Natives, and their diseases led to the deaths of hundreds of Native laborers, which hurt their potential economic growth.

With these motivations and methods, the Spanish, Portuguese, and French were able to play a role in the development of the New World. Sometimes, the effect of their roles would be negative as seen by the devastation of Indian culture and the introduction of African slavery to the Americas. However, their colonizations helped give the Americas the amount of diversity they display today. Yet, they didn’t understand what the true purpose of

It all started in the 17th century, Europeans crossed the Atlantic to find the New World where they could start their new lives and spread religion along with improving their status in life. It began with Jamestown; now know as Virginia, when it became the first settlement that soon was established as the first colony. Not too far long, pilgrims traveled to the New World and discovered Plymouth in the colony of Massachusetts. As time went by, many disagreements over the boundaries of the colonies rose and The French and Indian War broke out. After the war, England took control over the colonies and was broken into 4 major regions The major regions were called New England, Middle, Chesapeake Bay, and the Southern Colonies. Despite the location and area the colonies settled, each colony had their own similarities and differences; thus, based on political, religious, self-governing, and land owning. These individual colonies declared independence from Britain and without a hesitation, they broke out and each went their ways.

The concessions that were forced upon France by England were that France had to give up all their territories in North America. Manila and Cuba were given back to Spain. Martinique,Guadelope, and St Lucia restored back to France. Spain ended up having to return the land from Florida to Mississippi. Also, France receieved the Indian factories. But basically France had give up everything. It was a reset but it was the new way. Every nation cooperated. The New World possessions seemed to play a signifcant role in the treaty. These possessions placed everything back to the way it was the way England wanted it, but for the most part they tried to be fair. They did in fact restore which was surprising. Although land was given back and restored

. when Europeans arrived in 1492 in search of the Indies, an estimated 54 million people were already living over the wide spread of the two continents

Many historical events were created when the Europeans first came to the Americas. The Europeans brought many diseases, animals, new technologies, and their political structures in the Americas, or the New World. In the book Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond states many arguments about these events. This paper will take you through different topics about the Europeans and their culture and agriculture in the Americas. In this paper I will be talking about diseases that came from Europe to Americas, then I will talk about animals that were diffused to America. After that I will talk about Europeans developing a political structure in the Americas. Finally, to end of the paper, I will talk about maritime technology. In this paper I will

In the early modern period, explorers crossed immense oceans to even find a hint of other civilizations and new resources. With superior material and technological strength, especially firearms, Europeans were able to achieve land and power. The motives for European expansion varied from desiring glory from their lands, gold for their future, to serve in the name of God, and the strategic needs that their country may require.

The European motives for the expansion and colonization in the New World we meant to gain territory, practice religion and get rich. For Example, Spain gain the south of The New World which now is the state of Florida from the United States, and the rest gain the northern parts of the New World. The transplantations that occurred in Virginia and Maryland was very different compared to Massachusetts Bay, Marylanders neighboring Indians who were worried about the rival tribes in the region than they were about the new arrival. They Provided them with shelter, sold them land and supplied them with corn, so they experienced no Indian assaults, no plagues, and no starving time, Unlike Virginian. On Massachusetts, which by then known as Plymouth

Exploratory expeditions to the New World quickly led to colonial settlements, as the major European countries vied with each other for a portion of the western hemisphere’s riches. »full text