The Major Differences in the Colonization of North and South America between the French, Spanish and English and Subsequent Civil Rights.
The Major Differences in the Colonization of North and South America between the French, Spanish and English and Subsequent Civil Rights.
The Major Differences in the Colonization of North and South America between the French, Spanish and English and Subsequent Civil Rights. Even in the twenty first century North America, the United States and Canada in particular, is viewed as a bountiful land with rich resources and numerous civil liberties that have inspired different ethnic groups from across the globe to flock to this continent in hopes of a better life. Now everyone is well aware of all the bloodshed and human indecencies in the history of the colonization of this land and this writer does not want to be accused of splitting hairs or giving any of the following countries a pass for the violent means that built the status quo. That being said though I will be delving into what I view as the three main cultures that raced to this land hundreds of years ago and will be exploring the ways in which they dealt with the Native Americans and slave trade. The aforementioned countries that I view as the “Big 3” are England, France, and Spain. In regards to North and South America the “Big 3” had many differences in how they went about colonization of those two continents. The three areas I will be looking into are, as mentioned before, the differences in dealing with Native Americans, the slave trade, and I will briefly be looking at the finality of each culture’s lasting effects on the areas they occupied.
Each of these major colonizers of North and South America had noticeably different ways of viewing and interacting with the Native Americans who also had slightly different ways of viewing and interacting with the Europeans. There were similarities as well in the way the English, Spanish, and French dealt with Native Americans. The English wanted a great bevy of things from the Native Americans, most notably land, so they would be able
The Major Differences in the Colonization of North and South America between the French, Spanish and English and Subsequent Civil Rights. Even in the twenty first century North America, the United States and Canada in particular, is viewed as a bountiful land with rich resources and numerous civil liberties that have inspired different ethnic groups from across the globe to flock to this continent in hopes of a better life. Now everyone is well aware of all the bloodshed and human indecencies in the history of the colonization of this land and this writer does not want to be accused of splitting hairs or giving any of the following countries a pass for the violent means that built the status quo. That being said though I will be delving into what I view as the three main cultures that raced to this land hundreds of years ago and will be exploring the ways in which they dealt with the Native Americans and slave trade. The aforementioned countries that I view as the “Big 3” are England, France, and Spain. In regards to North and South America the “Big 3” had many differences in how they went about colonization of those two continents. The three areas I will be looking into are, as mentioned before, the differences in dealing with Native Americans, the slave trade, and I will briefly be looking at the finality of each culture’s lasting effects on the areas they occupied.
Each of these major colonizers of North and South America had noticeably different ways of viewing and interacting with the Native Americans who also had slightly different ways of viewing and interacting with the Europeans. There were similarities as well in the way the English, Spanish, and French dealt with Native Americans. The English wanted a great bevy of things from the Native Americans, most notably land, so they would be able
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