The Spanish, British, and French were just three of the many European countries who came to the Americas. However, the three of them did not have all the same goals, with this newly discovered land. On the surface it may seem that the three countries just wanted to expand their empires, and make new settlements, but there was other motives to moving to the Americas, and some of them were not too great. All three countries had the mission to spread Catholicism, but each country had their own ways of doing so. The Spanish were extremely motivated to spread their religion, even to the point of forcing conversions and baptisms on the Indians. The Spanish were ruthless to them and were not affraid to kill in the process. The British seeked to spread their culture, and some even wished to reform their religion (not until a few years later). They were still not too friendly with the Indians, often leading to attacks of British colonies, but they were …show more content…
This was a goal for the Spanish, French and British. The french created trade systems with the Indians to trade fur and timber for guns and alcohol. The French made a large profit off of these trades, thanks to the Indian's overall support with the trading, and by helping them survive, allowing the French to maintain their hold on the land. The British were first to arrive and colonize, therefore not having much competition for land and resources. They made money off of the crops like tabaco, which was a very large money maker for them. James I chartered the Virginia company in North America which was a joint stock company, which was very effective. The Spanish were ruthless in their quest for riches in the Americas. They stole gold, and slaughtered countless numbers of Indians, including the great Aztecs who confused them for Gods. The Spanish did not make too many settlements in the new world, people voyaging over was typically for military
The British, French, and Spanish all sought to capture the wealth and commerce in North America. The British imperialistic goals in the New World included utilizing the North American as a means to acquire raw materials, such as lumber, to be made into
Because of this the pope require Spain to spread Catholicism around the Americas. The Spanish say that their main goal of colonization was to rescue the Indians from their barbaric ways, and to prevent them from becoming Protestants. They did not want to eliminate the Indians, instead they wanted to help change them into obedient Christians. Along with Spain's goal of
Beginning with the southern Chesapeake colonies, the regions of North America were classified by their founding nation and structure. Several sects from all over Europe made North America their home throughout the 17th century. After facing prosecution in England, the Puritans and Separatists traveled to the New World’s northeast aiming to establish religiously tolerant settlements, whereas the Spanish Conquistadors explored the “West Indies” with hopes to exploit the Southwest’s piñata of expensive metals and non-Christian natives. Both groups shared the goal of a new world; however, New Englanders and the Spanish Conquistadores’ differed fundamentally in their initial motivation to explore the foreign paradise. Each group’s initial motivation
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).
Europeans came to the Americas for many different reasons. Religious freedom, adventure, gold, new opportunity, and land are a few of them. Perhaps the most serious was the different way that Europeans and Native Americans thought about land. Land was extremely important to European settlers because land meant wealth, in which they established many communities where they lived and worked. Many of the settlers in the new country could have never owned land in Europe because they were too poor. The Native Americans believed that no one could own land. They
These statements suggest that the English didn't come to the Americas simply to plunder gold and riches from the native Indians. As stated in A People and a Nation, "Unlike the Spanish, other European nations did not immediately start to colonize the coasts their sailors had explored. They were interested in exploiting the natural wealth of the region, not in conquering territories."# However, the English did, at times, exploit the Indians for their profit. Actually, they came to America for a number of reasons, but mainly to escape religious persecution and seek a new start in the world. People whom were mere peasants in England, and possessed no land, would soon become owners of many acres of their very own property.
Throughout America’s history there has been many colonizers, explorers, and settlers that came to this part of the world. Spanish in particular began settling in this section of the world, thousands of years ago though it wasn 't the United States, but it was one of the Americas. Spain however didn 't start thinking like this or exploring and discovering new places like other civilizations across the world because of how much disunity this civilization had. The Spanish were considered one of the late colonizations to explore because of this problem. Well anyways to get over this specific problem one thing happen. This was the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella. These people had their own land which eventually got brought together and made Spain with the most productive monarchy in Europe. Then with all the productive work coming from this royal couple, they then funded a journey asked from an explorer named Christopher
While the three powers had similarities when it came to motives and settlements, they differed when it came to interaction with the Indians and role of religion. Spain, England, and France all had similar motives for the exploration and settlement of America. Spain desired to reach India and establish a direct spice trade, for they received all their
The European conquest for establishing North American colonies began with various motivations, each dependent on different, and/or merging necessities: economics, the desire to flee negative societal aspects, and the search for religious freedoms. Originally discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 in search for a trade route to Cathay (China), North America remained uninhabited, excluding the Native American establishments. Following this discovery, Spain –along with other European nations such as France, England, Sweden and the Netherlands– soon began the expedition to the new land with vast expectations. Driven by economic, societal, and religious purposes, the New World developed into a diversely structured colonial establishment
These five nations started growing out of their separate homelands as ahead of schedule as the late fifteenth century, and kept on asserting area and set up states as late as the mid seventeenth century. These nations had diverse thought processes and techniques for colonization and in addition distinctive associations with the Amerindians. Colonization of the Americas was in 1492 when the Spanish initially arrived in the west non mainstream players. Not long after that they started investigating and colonizing the fundamental area present day United States. The Spanish had three thought processes in needing to colonize that Americas: gold, God, and grandness. They likewise had rather effectives methods for doing this. These settlers had a few methods for colonizing the Americas. Migrants either set up vast domains, bringing in sheep, steers, and other live stock; or set up substantial sugar and tobacco ranches, or set up mining organizations. These Spanish states were the model of the homeland profiting from its settlements. One portion of all gold and silver backpedaled to Spain, and Spain debilitated the states from beginning their own particular businesses, this made Spanish states depend on the imports. After Christopher Colombus "found" the Americas in 1492, he was made legitimate pioneer of the new ranges. These triumphs were soon trailed by the colonization of the bigger piece of South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, Mexico and a great part of the United States of America
All the powerful European countries attempted to set up colonies in the New World, although their motivation to do so differed. In the beginning, Spanish explorers such as Christopher Columbus, thought of America as a possible route to Asia. Attempts to go around America to reach Asia continued until they realized was that the wealth found in the New World very possibly surpassed that of the Indies. This quest for wealth and riches motivated the Spanish to begin colonizing in Mexico, Florida and New Mexico.
Before the English came to the New World, the Spanish dominated the New World. Their colonies ranged from the Chesapeake Bay to the bottom of South America. The first Spaniard to come to the New World was Christopher Columbus. The early colonist came to the New World on a search for riches. The Spaniard’s diseases and military killed off many Aztecs and Incas during their search for silver, gold, and jewels. Many conquistadores led serval expeditions from Florida through the Southwest of the United States, all driven by treasure. The first fort established in the United States was St. Augustine, Florida. Its purpose was mostly military and for missionaries. Discovering the riches made Spain very wealthy, and settlers traveled to the New World. A majority of settlers came to spread Catholic beliefs. Settlers, soldiers, and conquistadors established an extensive empire
Immigration to North America began with Spanish settlers in the 16th century. In the century before the American revolution, there was a major wave of free and contracted labor from England and other parts of Europe. As a result, the immigration to america has had a profound influence on both the natives and the current means of support for future generations. The natives contact with settlers led to their supplantation, enslavement and death from disease and warfare. The immigrants were also affected by immigrating to the americas. The Pilgrims had to stay in a small boat filled with people and when they arrived to the americas, they had to survive the cold winters and live in terrible conditions that led
The colonization of the New World by England, France, and Spain shaped the society that we have today. Without these three settlements, our lives would be completely different. They all brought new things to the Americas, including new plants and animals, faiths, and the desire to explore. However, each country arrived for different reasons, and had different lasting effects on our world.
The discovery of North America sparked a new era of exploration, expansion, and colonization. Many European countries took the opportunity to develop a new territory where they could prosper financially and benefit their home country as much as possible. The trip overseas was strenuous, as was maintaining positive relationships with Native Americans and running a successful colony. Although all European countries who showed interest in establishing territories in the Americas had their own reasons for doing so, some countries did a better job executing their colonizing than others. Britain, France, and Spain were the three most successful countries in terms of colonizing a new land for their country.