Compare/Contrast aspects of colonial America and Latin america
“Compare and contrast the political, social, and economic aspects of Britain and Spain’s colonial enterprise”
The colonial enterprises of Spain and Britain differ. Spain and Britain’s economic aspects differ greatly. Their social aspects differ as well. Even their political aspects differ greatly. The social, political, and economic aspects of Britain and Spain’s colonial enterprises differ immensely.
Spain and Britain’s economic aspects differ. When people from Britain first settled in the Americas they were part of a privately owned company. This is important to know because they were only out to make a profit. Although they expected to make money off of gold they instead made it off of crops like tobacco. With them not making as big a profit as they had originally expected, The Virginia Company eventually goes bankrupt. Differently, Spain was making a killing off of gold and silver actually gathering 10x more gold than the entire world at that point. This is important because this reason specifically is the reason Britain wanted to go to the Americas. Already there are major differences between Britain and Spain’s colonial enterprise.
Spain and Britain’s social aspects are different from each other also. Spain landed in what is now Mexico and South America, where there were two native “empires,” who were the Mayans and the Incas. Due to them being empires, the natives could not just up and leave, because of this fact, the Spaniards had a lot of contact and social interaction with the indigenous people. With the Spaniards having so much contact with the natives, they had to have a social hierarchy that put the natives at the bottom. Because they treated the natives so poorly, Spain’s efforts to convert them to Catholicism did not work so well and Spain’s balancing act was beginning to tip towards the economic side. Because Britain landed in what is now North America, an area where there were only small populations of natives, there was barely any social
The colonial enterprises of Spain and Britain differ. Spain and Britain’s economic aspects differ greatly. Their social aspects differ as well. Even their political aspects differ greatly. The social, political, and economic aspects of Britain and Spain’s colonial enterprises differ immensely.
Spain and Britain’s economic aspects differ. When people from Britain first settled in the Americas they were part of a privately owned company. This is important to know because they were only out to make a profit. Although they expected to make money off of gold they instead made it off of crops like tobacco. With them not making as big a profit as they had originally expected, The Virginia Company eventually goes bankrupt. Differently, Spain was making a killing off of gold and silver actually gathering 10x more gold than the entire world at that point. This is important because this reason specifically is the reason Britain wanted to go to the Americas. Already there are major differences between Britain and Spain’s colonial enterprise.
Spain and Britain’s social aspects are different from each other also. Spain landed in what is now Mexico and South America, where there were two native “empires,” who were the Mayans and the Incas. Due to them being empires, the natives could not just up and leave, because of this fact, the Spaniards had a lot of contact and social interaction with the indigenous people. With the Spaniards having so much contact with the natives, they had to have a social hierarchy that put the natives at the bottom. Because they treated the natives so poorly, Spain’s efforts to convert them to Catholicism did not work so well and Spain’s balancing act was beginning to tip towards the economic side. Because Britain landed in what is now North America, an area where there were only small populations of natives, there was barely any social