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    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

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    The first colonization of the English was not in the New World but rather in Ireland. However, they have come in contact with the New World when King Henry VII sponsored John Cabot to sail to the northeastern coast of North America in 1497, only five years after Spain’s. Unlike Spain, English’s main interest in colonization was land instead of gold or silver. In addition, many people developed an interest of colonization as a response to social, economic, and religious problems in the sixteenth-century

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    The origins of American English date back to the beginnings of the seventeenth century and the first successful colonization of the New World. Although the first English explorers led by Walter Raleigh had landed on the coast some three decades before, the attempts to establish a settlement failed due to unexpected conflicts with Native Americans. Jamestown, the first English colony named after James I was established in 1607. It was but one of many settlements that promptly started to fill the coast

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    world as we know it could not exist without the influence of Spanish, French, and English colonization. Each of great European Colonies share some similarities with one another but all varied greatly in structure, dominance, and influence. This essay will break down many of the aspects that made up each colony which will lead to a better understanding of what American Colonial life was like. The Spanish, French, and English all established rather successful colonies in the Americas but the locations

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    many similarities and differences in the methods of colonization between the English and the French. Their land control and their motivation in establishing a colony in the Americas consisted of different many reasons. In addition, their settlements and their relationships with the Indians also had many great effects on how they maintained their establishments in the Americas. Although Spain had already claimed most of the Americas, the English, French establishments and the defeat of the Spanish

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    February 2015 The New World: English Colonization Vs Spanish Conquest The history of colonial North America centers primarily on the struggle of England, France, and Spain to gain control of the continent. This settler took different effort. These differences has positively and negatively affected the New World’s. Spain, for instance, were governed by autocratic sovereigns whose rule was absolute; Spain colonists went to America as slaves of the Crown. The English colonists, on the other

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    English colonization focused on religion and economy. Ever since the religious revolt against the Catholics, staged by Martin Luther in the 16th century, there were many religions formed which believed they had divine revelation from God. England was a land that was rich with religion and unlike the French and Spanish, they were not Catholic. There were many Protestants who resided in England during colonization. So, according to Early American History to 1877, “to zealous English Protestants

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    Colonization was such an important prosses to the world we live in today. Explorer would cross the ocean and overcome many obstacles to try to find new land for their countries. The lands that they did find were distinct in many different ways. The English, French, and the Spanish each had unique settlements and geography. Each one had different governments, and religions. Lastly, each colony had separate and different relations with the Native Americans. Each of these three colonies had very different

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    Religion had a greater impact on English colonization than Economics. When the colonies started to increase, Europe saw a large growth in migration. American survival had included the Great Awakening which proceeded in the mid-eighteenth centuries. The reason religion had greater impact on English colonization in North America is because it has been the pouring unit that had gotten America closer to the point of becoming a country. On the other hand, the economic viewpoint of the American colonies

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    I think they had a great impact on colonization. Religious had a greater impact than Economics on English colonization. Encouraging factors for America’s survival include the effect of the Great Awakening and varied interpretations of this movement. However, factors that held them back were the American colonies continued reliance on England for survival. Religion had a greater impact on English colonization. To understand how America’s current balance among national low, local community practice

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