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    Mary Mediatrix Ortiz Dr. Seekatz HIST17A 9 November 2017 TITLE There were initially two to ten million natives in the United States prior to European contact. Those numbers dwindled down drastically in the years that Europeans came and started colonizing. The Europeans came to explore the New World in search of land, spices, gold, God and glory. Among these colonists were the Spanish who colonized most of the southwest of the United States. Evidence of their settlements can still be seen today in

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    The two things that prompted Europe towards exploration and later on colonization was religious conflicts and trade. An example of how religious conflicts prompted Europe towards exploration was the Spanish victory against the Moors. During the 18th century, the Moors, Islamic invaders from North Africa, began to conquer Spain. But throughout the next centuries, Spanish Christians started to reconquer these lands and as a result, they began to organize new independent kingdoms. This religious conflict

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    The Calamity of Native Americans and Africans in the European and Spanish Colonization The European Colonization of the Americas is described as the foundation and settlement of the Americas by different European powers. Although the European Colonization of the Americas can be portrayed as a success. Nevertheless, it is a calamity because many Native Americans were tortured or killed with military force, and African individuals were enslaved and killed to create a “new world”. Not only did the

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    finding a shorter route to Asia would help the trade in European colonization’s. He began to seek for financial support and eventually he set sailed. In Europe, they believed that trade was how to make them wealthier, and to gain power in their nations. When Europe and Asia traded goods, there was other countries in the way blocking direct trade between them. This wasn’t the only reason why Europeans began exploring, a period of time the Europeans lived through the renaissances. They wanted to know how

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    In the past, European countries came to the Americas looking to build their empire and gain power. They were competing to be the most powerful country and improve their economic lives. In the drive to be the most powerful European country, they started colonizing the Americas. The effects of colonization were reflected in different groups of people. Some effects were bad and some ere good. There are different perspectives about colonization. Some people think that the colonization was a great event

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    The European colonization of Africa, also known as the Scramble for Africa, Partition of Africa, or Conquest of Africa, occurred between the 1870s and 1900s, and was the invasion, occupation, colonization, and annexation of African territory by European powers during a period of New Imperialism. European control of the continent increased from 10 percent (1870) to 90 percent (1914), with only three territories, Saguia el-Hamra, which was later integrated into Spanish Sahara, Ethiopia and Liberia

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    the eyes of all Europeans. With this newfound knowledge many countries were coming to Africa mostly due to economical reasons. This is because many countries saw Africa as a wonderful place for trade and to gain resources. The Jungles in Africa offered rare wood and rubber. Africa also hosted wonderful for trading. With all these resources Europeans would be able to build their economical empire and have more power in general. The economical resources Africa Held is why many European countries started

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    America, European powers began to turn their attention to the prospect of colonizing the newly discovered land. With the discovered land seemingly expanding with each new exploration, the possibilities for expansion both territorially and religiously were extremely appealing to these countries and in time they made their way across the sea and established their colonies each with their own style or rule which revealed its efficiency in time (Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty!, 19). The European move to

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    The motives for the Europeans for expansion and colonization in the new word was a new way of life and exploration. The search for new things and ocean travel was intriguing to the Europeans. Though the conditions in Europe were changing the Europeans thought that they could find better things overseas. The Europeans expanded their capabilities for growth and colonization. The biggest resistance of the Europeans was the Indians. The Indians did not like the thought of foreigners taking over

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    Around the year 1897 Edward Morel noticed something that would change the way the modern world viewed the colonization of Africa and the supposed “humanitarian” work there forever (Hochschild 1). Morel worked for an English shipping company that was responsible for cargo going between the Congo Free State and Belgium. What Morel noticed was that ships from Africa were filled with rich, exotic goods like rubber and ivory, but the ships headed to Africa from Belgium were filled with military members

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