european colonization the early years. what made it possible for european nations to “discover”...
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What made it possible for European nations to “discover”
the New World?
What made it possible for European nations to “discover”
the New World?
What motivated the Spanish, French, and English
to colonize the New World?
What motivated the Spanish, French, and English
to colonize the New World?
Spanish Colonization Spanish Colonization
Conquistadores explored for God, Gold, and Glory- gold and silver were sent back to Spain
Sponsored by the Spanish Crown
Aimed to convert natives to Catholicism
Most colonists were single males- many married Indian or black women mestizos & mulattos
Encomienda system: Spanish forced natives into hard labor & severe punishment in the New World; monarch rewarded the leaders of conquest w/ Indian villages who had to work in exchange for legal protection
French Colonization
French Colonization
French colonial interests developed slowly
In search for wealth & Catholic converts
Viewed natives as necessary economic partners in the Fur Trade
Needed natives to act as hunters and trappers as the fur trade became France’s most profitable export
Catholic missionaries lived among the natives & learned to speak their language in some cases
English Colonization English Colonization Exploration was initially sponsored by the crown, but then private groups of investors established their own settlements in pursuit of their own goals
permanent settlements depended upon getting to know the land & learning to plant crops that would flourish
Settlement was fueled by economic profit, outposts for trade, & competition with the Spanish
English treated natives with brutality (similarly to how they treated the Irish)
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