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Spain colonized America because they were searching for gold and silver. They did find a lot of gold and silver when they conquered the Aztec and Inca Empires.
France colonized North America because of the great amount of furs they found there. The French traded with the Indians for furs that they then took back and sold in Europe because people were willing to pay a lot of money for furs in Europe.
The Dutch (from the Netherlands) started a city in America called New Amsterdam. The English later took over the city and renamed it New York. The Dutch were merchants (businessmen) and wanted to set up a city that would be an international city of business and trade. The fur trade was the first business in New Amsterdam. New York City is still an international trade center today (It was the World Trade Center in New York that the terrorists flew into).
The English colonized North America for several different economic reasons. Basically, they found goods that had a market in Europe. The English that settled New England found timber that was great for building ships. The English that settled the middle colonies of New York and Pennsylvania found good farmland that was great for growing food that could be sold in Europe. Finally, the English that colonized the southern colonies found that area was good for growing cash crops like tobacco.
Spain and France had the same religious motivation for colonizing North America. Both Spain and France sent missionaries to North America with the goal of converting the Indians to Catholic Christianity; Otherwise known I believe as the Spanish Inquisition.
Colonists from England like the Puritans wanted to escape persecution they were experiencing in England. The Puritans settled in New England and attempted to create a religious utopia where everyone would live by Puritan rules based on the Bible.
The Dutch (from the Netherlands) were Christians, but they did not come to America for a specific religious reason. However, a thing to remember about the Dutch and religion is that they were very tolerant of other religions [funny because they also were responsible for starting the worst of the slave trade if I recall, so much for toleration of rights] Dutch Slavery: Our Dark Past. In New Amsterdam (New York), there were both Catholic and Protestant Christians as well as Jews. As time went on, people of many different faiths settled in New Amsterdam. Today, people of many different religions live in New York City.
All of their governments took different approaches to their colonizing efforts. These differences created both advantages and disadvantages that profoundly affected the
New World's fate. France and Spain, for instance, were governed by autocratic sovereigns whose rule was absolute [this alone could go so much further in direction]; their colonists went to America as servants of the Crown.
The English colonists, on the other hand, enjoyed far more freedom and were able to govern themselves as long as they followed English law and were loyal to the king [at least until taxation without representation started becoming a thing]. In addition, unlike France and Spain, England encouraged immigration from other nations, thus boosting its colonial population.
I think by 1763 or so the English had established their dominance in North America, having defeated France and Spain in the French and Indian War [a reason I tend to believe in the thoughts that we are STILL a British Colony and under Roman Law as all our law is based upon Roman law and so much through the dark and middle ages the Crown of England was highly influenced by the Catholic church, Until the Magna Carta: Explained by a British Professor in the video below.
NOTE: "In the mid-1700s the American Colonies were prospering, in part because they were issuing their own money called "Colonial Scrip," which was strictly regulated and did not require the payment of any interest.
When the bankers in Great Britain heard this, they turned to the British Parliament, which passed a law prohibiting the Colonial Scrip, forcing the colonists to accept the "debt" or "fiat" money* issued by the Bank of England.
Contrary to what history teaches, the American Revolution was not ignited by a tax on tea. According to Benjamin Franklin, it was because "the conditions [became] so reversed that the era of prosperity ended."
He said:
Source:"The Colonies would gladly have borne the little tax on tea and other matters had it not been the poverty caused by the bad influence of the English bankers on the Parliament, which has caused in the Colonies hatred of England and the Revolutionary War."
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To continue; However, those regions that had been colonized by the French or Spanish would retain national characteristics that linger to this day. Hence the French Creole in Louisiana and of course in the backyard of America - French Canadians. The Spanish influences of Florida and its Islands and the Pacific Southwest and anywhere else you need to push 2 for English.
I am still looking into certain things for myself to be mentally vetted in this but so far, i've found little difference other than some wording of facts and some creative written opinions on the subject so far.
Last edited on Sun Nov 19th, 2017 05:30 pm by Undrstm8ed
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