SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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They both wanted to expand their empires to gain glory.
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They both wanted to end religious persecution of their citizens.
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They both wanted to build colonies that would produce manufactured goods.
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They both wanted to establish a northwestern trade route to Asia.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Spanish and British empires were both global empires that were built through a combination of colonization and conquest. Both empires reached their height in the 19th century and controlled vast territories and populations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Motivations for colonization: Spain’s colonization goals were to extract gold and silver from the Americas, to stimulate the Spanish economy and make Spain a more powerful country. Spain also aimed to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
Detailed explanation-3: -One similarity between the goals of the Spanish and English when establishing colonies prior to the 1700s was their prioritization God, gold, and glory. Each wanted to expand their empire and became more powerful because of the resources found in America.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Spanish and English colonies were slightly alike in the poor and unfair treatment of indigenous people and substantially different in religion and economic base. The Spanish and English were slightly comparable in terms of treatment of indigenous people because of enslavement of native people and taking their land.