The Spanish, French, and British colonies were the three major European powers to settle in the New World. They “took lead in conquering and colonizing North America during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries” (Tindall & Shi, 102). These three European powers so all the opportunities to advance in North America and they all succeed and failed in one way or another. When looking at reasons why they came to America, economic values (fur trading), setbacks of the region, and who was the major part of the colonies, we can really start to see the differences between each group.
The English were much more militarily hostile towards the Natives in comparison to the Spanish and French and were considered the “most populous and prosperous area of North America” (Tindall & Shi, 66). The English also brought their whole families with them when the settled in the New World. They colonized in present day New England and they wanted to find silver and gold but ended up producing tobacco, which was a major cash crop. Their colonies not only didn’t get along well with each other due to things like religion but also The Virginia colony was always being raided. In the “Instructions for the Virginia Colony”, they warn the settlers about clashing with the Natives but hey were focused on other things like trade and land …show more content…
They began in Florida and moved west towards the Mississippi River Delta and then west into Texas and New Mexico. This region lacked gold and silver, which was the driving force that attracted them to Mexico and Peru. They were distracted by their want to control and ended up not producing self-sustaining economies. Instead, they built catholic missions, forts, and searched for gold. Their Native American policies focused on converting people to Catholicism and limited trade, unlike the French and English that based there Native American polices on
The English were much more militarily hostile towards the Natives in comparison to the Spanish and French and were considered the “most populous and prosperous area of North America” (Tindall & Shi, 66). The English also brought their whole families with them when the settled in the New World. They colonized in present day New England and they wanted to find silver and gold but ended up producing tobacco, which was a major cash crop. Their colonies not only didn’t get along well with each other due to things like religion but also The Virginia colony was always being raided. In the “Instructions for the Virginia Colony”, they warn the settlers about clashing with the Natives but hey were focused on other things like trade and land …show more content…
They began in Florida and moved west towards the Mississippi River Delta and then west into Texas and New Mexico. This region lacked gold and silver, which was the driving force that attracted them to Mexico and Peru. They were distracted by their want to control and ended up not producing self-sustaining economies. Instead, they built catholic missions, forts, and searched for gold. Their Native American policies focused on converting people to Catholicism and limited trade, unlike the French and English that based there Native American polices on