of opportunity for Europeans, and therefore, Spanish, French, and later British explores and settlers began to flock to this new world. Although the only explanation we were presented regarding the reasoning or motives of this
fame. The Spanish, French, and English explorers who set sail towards the New World were all searching for ways to benefit themselves and their home country, however, each of them had very different ideas and methods as to how they would aid in those endeavours in order to gain what they each desired. Explorers such as Christopher Columbus, who initially set sail to travel to Asia in 1492, landed in the new world with the hopes of obtaining glory and gold for his travels much like the Spanish royals
gens de coleur (or free non-whites), and the whites. The whites were equal in the eyes of the law, but they were divided by class. Meanwhile, the free non-whites, or gens de coleur, faced discrimination both in the law and in society. Despite this, there was still a wide range of social diversity. Unlike other colonies held by the Spanish and the British, social status and race were not inherently connected. There certainly were wealthy gens de coleur and poor whites. The slaves worked in the plantations
unrealistic not only with topography, but with the earth as well. In reality, the grid was never completely square. Since the earth is round, the grid produced trapezoids. In turn, this meant that some people received better land plots than others. What was meant to be an egalitarian system wasn’t so egalitarian after all. It’s now more commonplace to look at the uniqueness of particular landscapes and to take into account their peculiarities, instead of imposing uniformity on them. The original
1. Describe the economic and imperial goals of the following countries. In what ways did land and labor shape political and social development of their colonies and their relationships with the natives? a. Spain- the Spanish came to the Americas with the goal to own land. Therefore when they got to the Americas they took over the land which natives had already inhabited on and decided to make it their own. They not only took the Native Americans land but also made the natives basically become slaves
Indians by the French in Canada and English in Massachusetts was dramatic. The French had proceeded there way to North America and arrived in the 1500’s and was interested in establishing trading posts. There were settlements on St. Lawrence River that came to the point as a serving (as a base from which to invade and conquer the kingdom of Saguenay). The trade between the French and Indians was a development from these enterprises in trading military forts. There were many items that were traded such
7 Years of War “French and Indian war” What were the causes and effect of the war? Ana Rodriguez 6th period 03/10/15 What were the causes and effect of the French and Indian war? “The last and most destructive of the four Anglo-French Colonial wars, was the French and Indian war.” Took place on 1754-1763, and together with its European counterpart, the seven years war. Start with England declaring war on France, and ending with the Treaty of
Week 5 Imperialism Questions 1. Even though most of Latin America became independent of European colonial rule in the 19c, what were some of the cultural influences and other ties that still existed between the two continents? Between 1810 and 1825, all the Spanish territories on the American mainland gain their sovereignty from Spain. Simultaneously, the power of the Catholic Church diminishes, including its patronage of the visual arts. During these war-torn years, cultural production declines
American, French, and Latin America revolutions emerged to gain their own independence. In North America, the colonists put emphasis on their independence from Great Britain and established a new republic. In France, protesters abolished the authority of France and reorganized the French society, and Latin America sought liberty from Spain’s control. One thing all three revolutions had in common was that they were inspired by Enlightenment ideas. Since the development of these revolutions were encouraged
England, people started to compete for food, clothing and housing. This led to inflation of England. The increase number of people looking for works caused a decreased in wages. When landowners raised rents and seizing land, people were forced to leave their homes. Residents were forced to share smallholdings with