Often many argue that the Spanish were not the most successful in colonizing the New World. After all, the Spanish settlements were royal expeditions, and the lands the Spanish conquered became property of the monarchs who funded them. Also, the Spanish acted more like occupying rulers than actual colonizers (Shi and Tindall p. 43). In comparison one may argue that the British were significantly more successful in colonizing America than the Spanish. British colonies were funded by joint-stock companies; if a colony were to fail the losses would be lessened, this greatly aided in the success of the colony because they had better funding. British colonies were also significantly larger and more populated than the Spanish colonies (Shi and Tindall
