Colonization Of America In The 1600's

During the 1500’s many Spaniards explored the world in hope of finding places that would either make a profit for both the Spaniard and Spain itself or to control a portion of land (usually the first option). This century was along with the 15th century, 17th century, and 18th century were known as the age of exploration. The age of exploration was important in the colonizing of the new world, along with improvements to maps and the geography of the world. After Spain had conquered many empires in the southern regions of the new world, other countries in Europe had started exploration in hopes of finding some of the wealth that was in the new world. Although most of the countries didn’t get much wealth they did manage to spread their religions …show more content…
These countries were France, England, Spain, and Holland which never colonized permanent settlements till the 1600’s. When the 17th century approached so did the start of the 13 colonies along with other important parts in the history of America. Such as the 13 colonies, Mayflower Compact, and many other events. In late April of 1607 about 100 settlers landed at Chesapeake Bay were they searched for a satisfactory place to establish a colony. The settlers kept searching until May 14th, 1607 when they found a satisfactory place. The colony was named Jamestown in honor of King James of England, which was ruled by none other than King James. Jamestown was very important for 2 main reasons; being the beginning of the 13 colonies and being the first successful colony belonging to England. After the founding of Jamestown many events happened to the colony such as the famous story of John Smith who was captured by the natives and Pocahontas who was a native that had saved john smith’s life. There were also many struggles in Jamestown during its first years and until 1613 when tobacco had started to be grown and had led to wealth for the