AMSCO Ch. 1

7/9/2017

Compare and contrast the early English settlements in North America with those of the Spanish in other parts of the New World. Address the following points:

The characteristics of the settlers
The colonists' relationship with, and the characteristics of, local Native American tribes
The characteristics of the colonies' economies

22 Comments

William Gibson

6/22/2018 05:30:46 pm

Although the Spanish settlers and the English settlers differed dramatically in their characteristics and their settlements’ economies, their treatment of the local Native American tribes they encountered was both detrimental and unsympathetic.

The Spanish settlers of the New World consisted primarily of explorers and soldiers known as conquistadors whose main intent was monetary gain. When the conquistadors arrived in what is now Mexico and South America, they discovered the highly developed civilizations of the Incans and Aztecs. Despite their highly organized society, the conquistadors considered the Incans and Aztecs to be savages. The conquistadors proceeded to conquer and enslave the natives. The conquistadors then established the encomienda system in which the King of Spain gave individual Spaniards grants of land and natives who were forced to work for their Spanish masters either on farms or in mines in exchange for their Spanish masters’ “care” of them. With the pillaging of the wealth of the Aztec and Inca civilizations as well as the labor performed by the enslaved natives, the conquistadors achieved the monetary gain they sought—Spain’s gold supply increased by five hundred percent.

The English settlers of the New World consisted primarily of families who wished to permanently establish residence in the New World. The local Native Americans the English settlers encountered were small, scattered tribes. In the beginning the settlers and tribes coexisted peacefully. The natives taught the English settlers how to survive in the New World by showing them how to hunt and produce new crops such as corn. In addition, natives traded furs with the English settlers for manufactured goods such as iron tools and weapons. However, as the population of English settlers increased, so did their need for land. Since the English settlers viewed the natives as primitive and savage, they felt little guilt in seizing the natives’ lands and forcing the natives to move further inland.

Despite the dissimilarity of the characteristics and economic goals of the Spanish settlers and the English settlers, their effect on the local Native Americans they encountered was the same. Ultimately, both the Spanish settlers and the English settlers decimated the local Native American populations through their cruel and thoughtless treatment in the pursuit of their own self-centered goals.

Gus Lockett

7/11/2018 03:20:35 pm

Yes, I do agree with you William that the goals of the two major groups of colonist were drastically different in that the Conquistadors were only “colonizing”for the betterment of Spain, while the English settlers were literally searching for a blank canvas to etch a whole new life onto. Both parties had major differences in their economics and cultural life styles. For instance the English settled in areas without large native empires, they mostly came with families which created good relationships with the natives. Both parties coexisted,traded, and shared ideas. The English took control of the coastal territories while the natives moved inland. However, Spanish Conquistadors pierced the heart of native culture when they invaded the Incan and Mayan empires of Peru and Mexico. After disease killed most of these vast empires the Spanish enslaved the remaining Indians with the Encomienda system. Indians were forced to work in mines and farms. While the treatment of the Incas and Mayans seem harsh these groups were very savage and had violent cultures. I’m conclusion, civilizations rise and fall, sadly European settlers had a way of decimating native cultures whether it be by natural diseases or in humane slave labor, the new world, and it’s new inhabitants we’re creating a notch in history, Native American culture and European culture were drastically different.

Cailey Coletta

6/25/2018 04:08:00 pm

When the Americas were being discovered, Europeans took great interest. In the late 1400s, Spain was first in line for claiming the new land's riches. These riches increased their gold supply by more than 500 percent. They conquered lands already inhabited and had the natives and slaves they brought mine the land for them. Spaniards also brought diseases with them. The diseases, along with them not feeding the natives and slaves adequately, lead to the death of many. Because of the mistreatment by the Spaniards and unification of native American tribes, the native Americans resisted any kind of Spanish settlement.
England was having internal issues when everyone was discovering the Americas, so they came later in more of the 1600s. They settled where there was less Native American empires, and the natives taught them how to survive in their new environment. They traded with the English and exchanged furs for manufactured goods. However, they were kicked out of their lands so more Englishmen could settle there. This caused small attacks from individual tribes that lasted until Pontiac's Rebellion.

Nevin Thomason

7/3/2018 11:11:15 am

The English and Spanish settlers may have differed in many ways, but the one thing they had in common was the injustice they placed upon the natives of the New World.

The Spanish conquistadors conquered the Aztec, Mayas, and Incas who were natives of the land. Large empires with highly organized societies with a trade system were apart of these native cultures. Despite of their large numbers, the conquistadors took over. The natives were forced to work under the rule of the Spanish with the encomienda system. This was the grants of land and natives that were given to individual Spaniards by the Spanish king. The fruits of their labor were given to their master, and many died from intense labor and disease. The Spanish considered the native culture primitive and had no respect for its people.

The natives that the English encountered were apart of small tribes. These Native Americans considered every tribe different, so they were more spaced out. The settlers seemed to get along with the natives and gained knowledge from them on crops and hunting. A similar thought that the English and Spanish had in common was that native culture was "savage." This would lead to the settlers forcing the natives to move away from their land.

The Spanish wanted to gain wealth and land. The English wanted to settle in the New World. They may have had different goals, but they both shared one thing. They both treated the Native Americans inhuman by forcing them under their rule and taking their home.

Destiny Pettis

7/6/2018 06:56:53 pm

While exploring and settling in the New World, the English and Spanish settlers had both similarities and differences in their characteristics and their relationships with the Native Americans. The English settled in areas absent of large native empires. Marriage with the natives wasn't common due to the English arriving in families rather than alone. In the beginning, the English were peaceful with the tribes, but eventually conflict and warfare replaced the peace. The English disrespected the natives, and the natives felt threatened by them. This led to the English forcing the natives off their lands.
The priority for the Spanish was the riches of the New World. Through their conquests, Spain became the richest nation in Europe. Their diseases and brutality had a negative effect on the population of the natives. Those who did not die from the diseases were forced into labor for the Spanish, which led to many more Native American deaths.

Wyatt Edwards

7/9/2018 12:14:45 pm

The Spanish and English settlers that came to the Americas differed in some key points but were more alike than one might first think. The European landscape was changing and people were motivated to settle the unfamiliar lands to the west.
The backgrounds these new settlers were coming from is an obvious difference them being from different nations. Spain was a recently created nation state and eager to expand to the New World. But a common ground both settlers left on would be religious persecution. Due to the changing landscape people were starting to follow their own paths which put them under scrutiny by their peers. They would leave in search of a new life in the Americas.
The Spanish treatment of the natives was vastly different from the English coexisting with the ones that were there before them. The Spanish settled in areas that were preoccupied by the likes of the highly organized Aztecs and Incas. The diseases they introduced killed much of the tribes population but there were still millions of natives that were forced into Spanish slavery. Spaniards had to intermarry the natives because they had few families come settle with them. A class system was created and pure bloods were at the top further degrading anything that had to do with the native population. Drastically different from the Spanish, the English had no slave labor force of natives. They were able to trade with them and coexist for some time in Massachusetts. Eventually the cultures clashed and fight were everywhere. The English were expanding and taking the land from the smaller tribes that lived on it thus creating a large rift between them and the tribes they used to peacefully coexist with.
Spain's economy relied on the slaves they made of the native population and those that they brought from Africa. They had an encomienda system in place which gave them land grants from the king to be worked by their army of slaves. They also had many riches from the conquered native empires to support not only themselves but their home country as well. The English, on the other hand, had not conquered any natives but relied on them to help them survive. They built their initial economy on trading tools and weapons for anything they could get to help them. That eventually fell through and they moved to an agricultural economy using the tricks they learned from the natives.
The settlers, no matter their differences, opened the gate to a new way of life and destroyed another. The profound effect they had on the natives is felt today and can never be forgotten.

Nadia Sumlar

7/10/2018 02:08:13 pm

Spanish settlers of the New World of explorers and conquistadors who wanted monetary gain. When the conquistadors arrived in present-day Mexico and South America, they discovered the Incans and Aztecs. The conquistadors considered the Incans and Aztecs to be savages. After they enslaved the natives, the conquistadors put together the encomienda system. With the raid of the riches of the Aztec and Inca civilizations as well as the labor performed by the natives, the conquistadors was able to increase Spain’s gold supply by 500% percent. The English settlers consisted of families who wished to establish residence in the New World. The local Native Americans that they approached were small, scattered tribes. The natives taught them how to hunt and grow new crops for survival. Since the English settlers viewed the natives as savages as well, they felt little guilt in seizing the natives’ lands and forcing the natives to move further inland. Ultimately, both the Spanish settlers and the English settlers destroyed the local Native American populations.

Ashley Halford

7/10/2018 08:10:54 pm

The early English settlements in North America compared to the Spanish are very different. However, there are a few comparisons that can be made, following many contrasts.
The English as well as the Spanish disregarded the native people even though they were entering upon the native’s land. The Spanish used the natives for slave labor in their new empires. The Spanish explorers didn’t travel with families, so they made their own with the natives of the new land. Unlike the Spanish, the English settlers didn’t marry the native people, however they did treat them unfairly. In the beginning they traded and shared ideas with the American Indians. What led to the fall of the peaceful living was that the English didn’t respect American Indian culture. The American Indians decided to acquire more land however the English drove them away.
Some differences between the Spanish and English settlers are due to voyagers and riches coming from these trips. The Spanish owed all of their praise to the conquistadors, the settlers of the Spanish, that journeyed across the Americas. The conquistadors would bring back gold and silver, allowing Spain to become the richest nation in Europe. The Spanish people were very grateful for their voyagers. On the other hand, the English didn’t respect one of their voyagers as much as the Spanish respected theirs. That voyager was John Cabot who explored the Newfoundland in 1497. England did not even review the discoveries he made on his journey, but disregarded the fact that he even went.
The differences out weigh the similarities between the Spanish and English, however there is one thing that brings them into a similar perspective. The way they treated the native people is how these two completely different groups are brought together into the same light.

Sarah Taber

7/10/2018 08:47:25 pm

When looking at the early English settlements in North America and Spanish settlements in other parts of the New World, such as modern day Mexico and South America, one may start to notice the numerous similarities and differences the two share.
Early English settlers in North America are credited to come from the voyages of Italian explorer John Cabot who sailed under contract of England's own King Henry VII. The settlers attracted by Cabot's expeditions were primarily white English men seeking for religious freedom after the break of the Roman Catholic Church in early 1500. However, the average English settlers were not single young men looking for independence but families who came in hopes of a better life. They settled in areas without large native empires in attempt to avoid being controlled as a workforce. For the most part, the English settlers and American Indians that inhabited the land, relatively lived together in peace. American Indians and English settlers would trade and share ideas with each other. In fact, American Indians played a major role in the English settlers livelihood upon their arrival to North America. American Indians taught the settlers how to grow crops that were crucial for survival and also showed them how to hunt in the forests that occupied the land they shared. English settlers even traded manufactured goods brought from England with the American Indians for fur. In the beginning, English settlers coexisted with the American Indians without protest, until conflict between the two eventually occurred. The English could no longer live in peace with the American Indians who they viewed as primitive due to their unique culture. The English soon began to seize the American Indians land, and in return the American Indians left without a fight. Feeling ultimately powerless to the English settlers, the American Indians moved their small tribes to the coast and inland territories.
Spanish Settlements in the New World are largely attributed to Spanish explorers known as conquistadors. Famous conquistadors like Ferdinand Magellan made ships to journey through the New World, by doing so, Magellan made it possible for Hernan Cortes to conquer the Aztecs in Mexico and Francisco Pizarro to conquer the Incas in Peru. The conquistadors sent ships loaded with gold and silver from Mexico and Peru back to Spain. Thus, making Spain the richest and most powerful country in Europe. Most of the Spanish who settled in Mexico and Peru were explorers and soldiers who intermarried with the natives and Africans that inhabited the conquered land. The Spanish settlers in Mexico and Peru, came into contact with the highly organized Aztec and Inca empires left behind. The Aztecs and Incas that were not killed by disease, that was highly destructive in killing millions of the natives settled originally in Mexico and Peru, were used by the Spanish as laborers in their own empires. Later, most were captured and taken to Spain to provide slave labor for Spanish colonists. This alone developed a rigid class system in the Spanish colonies, that was dominated by pure-blooded Spaniards.
In the end, the English and Spanish settlers felt little to no remorse taking the land of the various native people they encountered, they saw their needs as more important and prioritized their own agendas in the New World. English and Spanish settlers shared similar ambitions in getting ahead in the New World, and both had little regard of who or what got in their way, and did whatever was necessary to ultimately be on top and satisfy themselves only. The English settlers took the approach of using the American Indians for their resources and knowledge of the land before overall dismissing them and taking what was of value. While, the Spanish settlers came at the Aztecs and Incas with full force and not only took their land but also the people themselves and used them to get ahead in their colonies that were already successful and with their help created new ones. The English and Spanish settlers may have used different methods in the conquering of land, but the end goal for them both was the same.

Ethan Ratcliff

7/10/2018 10:14:58 pm

The English and Spanish settlers differed in many ways. However, both groups acted poorly in the way they treated the native tribes.
At first, the English attempted to discover their New World and create new settlements peacefully. They did not settle close to large empires or infiltrate to cause war. They merely wanted to create a new home for their people in order to be free of the monarchy. However, through development of their settlements and the need for land, they disturbed the native's land. Thus, peace changed to war.
The Spanish had a different means for traveling to the Americas. The Spanish wanted gold and riches to fuel their beliefs. They did not attempt to trade or coexist with the Natives. They took over the native's settlements. They traded only diseases and death. Natives died and the Spanish took over. The Spanish enslaved the natives. They made no attempt at peace such as the English did. However, there was inevitable war at the end of both of these encounters.
The economies of the English and the Spanish also differed. The English traded with the natives. They built up their settlements based off of trading with the natives and helping one another. The Spanish, on the other hand, made the natives slaves. They built their economy off of taking, not helping. They conquered. They did not settle.
Yes, the English and the Spanish were similar. However, they could not be more different.

Emma Freeze

7/11/2018 12:58:53 am

People taking an interest in The New World inevitably led to colonization of Europeans of different backgrounds. More specifically, the Spanish and the English. These colonist from both Spain and England were both similar and different in many ways.
The English settled in places where small Native American tribes were located, and started to build their economy based on trade with the local tribes. In exchange for knowledge and goods, the English would give the tribes weapons, food, or animal life. However, this peace did not last for long. The cultures clashed, causing a rift between them. The common mentality that the natives of each respective area were less than the colonist (Spanish or English) resulted in poor treatment of them by the colonist. Both groups of colonist agreeing that Native Americans were only good for a few things. All of those things for the betterment of the colonist.
The Spanish came to the New World with one main goal in mind, and that was to exploit its riches. Unlike the English, the Spanish settled in the middle of huge empires. Mainly the Aztec and Incan. Successfully conquering the natives, the Spanish enslaved them. Exploiting riches and setting up an encomienda system set Spain up to become the most powerful and richest nation in all of Europe.

Alec Schmidt

7/11/2018 09:10:24 pm

Although the English and Spanish settlers had a lot in common in how they treated local populations they encountered, they also differed in their characteristics.
At first the European settlers set up the Columbian Exchange, a transfer of plants, animals, and germs from one side of the Atlantic to the other. They were able to learn about a wide variety of new plants, animals, and manufactured goods. Over time more and more European settlers came and because of their view of local Native American societies being primitive or savage they had no qualms about forcing these societies out of their land for their own personal gain. On top of all that they introduced a variety of diseases killing millions.
Spanish settlers were all about how much money they could take from the natives they encountered in South America. Unlike the English Settlers these Spaniards never started good relations or trade systems with the local Indians. Conquistadors increased Spain's gold supply by 500 percent making Spain the richest and most powerful nation in Europe. After seizing the wealth of these Indian empires, the Spanish instituted the encomienda system granting natives and land to individual Spaniards. This forced the Indians into very harsh slavery.
No matter their differences the English and Spanish settlers changed the course of history when they decided to take advantage North and South American civilizations. These effects are still noticed today.

Megan Patterson

7/12/2018 03:48:55 pm

Like many other countries in the age of exploration, Spain and England’s settlements had their own defining features differentiating them from all the rest. When the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Central and Southern America, they encountered the Incans and Aztecs, settling in areas densely populated with the natives. The Spanish that arrived consisted of soldiers and explorers, and intermarriage between settlers and natives became common. Even though the Aztec and Inca they encountered had sophisticated ways of life, the Spanish thought them savage and seized control over them. The conquistadors made harsh efforts to Christianize them, they benefitted from their forced labors, and diseases brought over from Europe drastically reduced the native population. Unlike the conquistadors, the English settled in areas not heavily populated with natives. The English settlers that came over consisted of families, and intermarriage between the two was rare. They were peaceful in the beginning, having a quid pro quo relationship that later gave way to war, and they later expelled the Indians inland. However, the Spanish were never peaceful to the Aztecs and Incans, they subjugated their Indians almost instantly. Although the English and Spanish had different initial motives when coming to the Americas, they both caused irreversible damage to the natives, changing the course of history.

Nadia Sumlar

7/12/2018 08:22:04 pm

David Duvall

7/12/2018 09:47:43 pm

Due to the discovery of the Americas, several European countries rushed to settle in this New World. Spain and England were two dominant nations to make this venture. Both of these nations had similarities in how they saw the Native Americans, yet they differed with their settlement's economy and characteristics of the people they sent.
Spain was a power hungry nation that hastily sent over explorers to conquer this New World. They seized the wealth of great Indian empires such as the Incas, Mayas, and Aztecs and sent back ship loads of gold and silver increasing their gold supply by over 500 percent. This goes to show that they greedily took more than they needed. While Spain had their conquistadors, England had noble gentleman and selfish explorers as their first settlers. A tobacco company, Virginia Company, was the first booming business that supported these early settlers. As years passed, England was being conflicted with religious disputes which led to people fleeing in search for religious freedom. Large masses of people fled to the Americas from England in hopes of a start of a new life. This large influx of people led to greater issues down the road.
In order to support the great number of people, England needed more and more land. To get this, they had to take several small tribe's land and subsequently had to force them out. Spain on the other sought to envelop the Native Americans in their way of life and Christianize them and sometimes they used harsh methods to accomplish this. Native Americans felt their way of life was being threatened, so they began to revolt against the tyrannical Spaniards. both of these great nations shared an equal train of thought. They saw Native Americans as savages and inferiors and wished to exploit them for economical, political, and religious gain. Out of this came two long term effects: destruction of Native Americans by disease and war and permanent subjugation.

Ava Hogan

7/13/2018 11:59:05 am

Among the many European nations that settled in America in the late 1400s and early 1500s, Spain and England are two of the nations that established permanent settlements, like St. Augustine in Florida, which still stands today. The two nations had many differences in how they conquered, traded, and interacted with Natives, but if you take a closer look, Spain and England are two sides of the same coin.
America was quickly becoming a promised land for more and more settlers from many different European superpowers. Among the first to settle was Spain after Christopher Columbus discovered what he thought was India in 1492 but was actually the beginning of a new era of European expansion. The Spaniards came in waves of young men, often conquistadors, settling right in the middle of large Native American groups that they wanted the conquer. However, concrete Spanish settlements were established slowly due to strong Native resistance. The main focus of the Spaniards was riches of the new world, and they definitely achieved them, increasing their gold supply by 500 percent by enslaving Natives and Africans and forcing them to mine precious metals and minerals. Spain introduced a system called encomienda in which the King would give grants of land and Natives to an individual Spaniards. The Native slaves would farm or work in the mines, while the fruits of their labor went to their masters. After diseases brought to the new world by Europeans drastically reduced the Native population, the Spanish began enslaving Africans as well, transporting them overseas and roping them into the same forced labor as the Indians.
Much later in the game than Spain due to internal conflict and religious persecution, English settlers landed in America and made their home in areas without large populations of Natives, unlike the Spaniards. Settlers also came in families, not single young men, so interbreeding with Natives was less common than it was with Spain. They established an economy based heavily off trade instead of slave labor, trading tools, weapons, and other manufactured goods for fur and crops, but unfortunately, England was a fake friend to the Natives. Natives coexisted with settlers at first, teaching them how to plant crops and hunt, but because the settlers thought of the Natives as "savages," relations quickly fell to pieces, with England ultimately forcing them off their land to accommodate their increasingly large population.
Spain and England were to of the biggest superpowers in Europe at the time, and their economies were successful in the New World, but in different ways and for different reasons. The speed at which they settled was drastically faster with England than with Spain and in reality, although English settlers were peaceful with Natives at first, forcing them out of their land was just as cruel and brutal as the Spanish enslavement was.

Nadia Sumlar

7/13/2018 01:16:39 pm

Spanish settlers of the New World of explorers and conquistadors who wanted monetary gain. When the conquistadors arrived in present-day Mexico and South America, they approached the Incans and Aztecs. The conquistadors considered the Incans and the Aztecs to be savages. After they enslaved the natives, the conquistadors put together the encomienda system. With the raid of the riches of the Aztec and the Inca civilizations as well as the labor performed by the natives, the conquistadors was able to increase Spain's gold supply to 500%. The English settlers consisted of families who wished to establish residence in the New World. The local Native Americans they encountered were small, scattered tribes. The natives taught them how to hunt and grow crops for survival. Since the English settlers viewed the natives as savages as well, they felt little guilt in seizing the native's lands and forcing them to move further inland. IN conclusion, both the Spanish and English settlers destroyed the local Native American populations.

Jose Olvera

7/13/2018 01:17:05 pm

Although the Spanish and English had colonies established in the new world, their society and culture were very much different. However one we can all agree was the same was the horrible treatment of the local Native American tribes.
The Spanish explores known as conquistadores arrived with only men. This later led to many intermarriage with natives and Africans. They also encountered established civilizations known as the Aztecs and Incas so therefore were met with resistance. In the end the natives were no match for the Spanish and were forced to become slaves boosting the Spanish economy to never seen before heights.
Compared to their Spanish counterparts the English arrived in families which meant less intermarriages. They were also met with little resistance due to their being only scattered tribes. At first they began to trade with these tribes but relations soon turned hostile due to the English viewing the natives as inferior to them. Population began to grow causing a need for more land leading to natives being expelled from their homes. The English economy main consisted of fur trade.
Despite of their differences of their cultures and societies, they had one thing in common: the inhumane treatment of the Native Americans.

Madison Lovett

7/13/2018 08:31:55 pm

The Spanish and English settlers had many differences and similarities. Their economies and reasons for settling were very different. However, their treatment of the Native Americans was just the same.
Spaniards came over to the New World to find riches, which they found. The ships full of gold and silver that settlers sent back to their homeland aided in making Spain the biggest and most powerful European nation. English settlers moved to the New World because of economic reasons and the idea of religious freedom that couldn't receive in England. The Spanish conquered large empires such as the Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs. The English invaded the land of smaller, scattered tribes in order to make room for the ever growing settler population.
The way each group's economy worked was also very different. The Spanish economy was based on forced labor by Native Americans and slaves brought over from Africa. An encomienda system was put in place, which allowed settlers to obtain land grants and force Native Americans to cultivate the land. Spanish settlers also brought over slaves from Africa under an asciento system, which required a tax to be paid for all of the slaves that were brought to America. On the other hand, English settlers required trade with the Natives in order to establish their economy. Without the tools, materials, and lessons they received from the Indians, settlers would not have survived the world they had just arrived in. This understanding, however, would quickly fall through as conflicts between the tribes and settler arose.
A major similarity between the Spanish and English settlers was their cruel treatment of Native Americans. Both groups viewed the Natives with zero respect. The Spanish, especially, viewed them as less than human. When the Spanish first spent time around tribes, diseases brought from Spain killed a lot of Native American; Those that survived the epidemics were forced into hard labor. Even after being nice to the English settlers, they were quickly forced off of their land to make room for more people from England. Any kind of help that had been offered to the settlers from the Natives was quickly overlooked when an opportunity for more settlers to arrive in the New World became possible.

Bryan Mendoza

7/13/2018 11:49:02 pm

The emigrants, the English and Spanish, had similarities and differences in the new world of North America. The English were moving in means of finding a way to start their life over in the Americas. They were either sent there by force or by free will. Also some of the English came to the new world because of religious disputes from the monarchy of England. On the contrary the Spanish settlers came in means of expanding their land and to explore the new world.

The settlers also had similarities and differences of their relationship with the local Native Americans. Both the English and Spanish took land as if it were their own. They also caused many deaths among the natives because of the the new diseases that they brought with them from Europe. These diseases (common to the Europeans) were ones that the natives had not yet built an immune system to. Therefore many natives suffered deaths from it. Both settlers wreaked havoc to the natives.

The Native Americans helped the settlers plenty when they arrived. They shared much information about agriculture, building, hunting, and the surrounding wilderness. This characteristic of the natives was very welcomed by the settlers.

The economy of the settlers of mostly of trade amongst the Native Americans and one another. They built their economy through hunting such as fur skin and meat. Also the Spanish economy was run through the tobacco industry that the Spanish started.

Nada Herzallah

7/14/2018 12:23:44 am

1492, was the year that 100 million Native Americans' lives began to slowly but surely change-for the worst. There is no doubt that Christopher's Columbus's discovery of the New World changed the world forever. But at what cost?
Up until the late 1400s, Europeans had little to no interest in exploration. However, improvements in technology, religious conflicts, the Renaissance, and a need for expanding trade brought along the strong desire for exploration. England and Spain were two major powers that came to the Americas because of this newfound desire for exploration.
Spain was among the first nations to claim land in the Americas. Thanks to Spanish conquistadores, Spain was able to increase their gold supply by more than 500 percent. As a result, Spain became the richest kingdom in Europe.
The Spanish conquered the Aztec and Inca empires. Millions of Native Americans died from the diseases the Spanish brought with them. The English ,on the other hand, settled in areas without a united group of Native Americans. At first, the English and the Native Americans got along. The American Indians taught the English many valuable skills such as how to hunt in the forests. In return, the English provided the Native Americans with weapons and iron tools. However, over time, conflict began between the two groups and this once peaceful relationship was ruined.

Duncan Van

7/16/2018 09:31:24 pm

Even though the Spanish and English settled in the same region, they had many differences in how they obatained the land and treated the native people.

The Spanish were hungry for land, money, and power. After spreading disease throughout the natives and enslaving them, the Spanish became the most wealthy country in the world. They achieved this by selling slaves whom they did not treat very well. This caused a massive decrease in the native’s population.

The English, on the other hand, were more into finding a new home. They lived among the natives where they were taught how to farm and hunt. Eventually, the English lost respect towards the natives and demanded more land. This led to the natives to be expelled from English land.

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