COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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acquire riches
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spread slavery
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create new kingdoms
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avoid prison for crimes
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Detailed explanation-1: -The opportunity to make money was one of the primary motivators for the colonization of the New World. The Virginia Company of London established the Jamestown colony to make a profit for its investors. Europe’s period of exploration and colonization was fueled largely by necessity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did European explorers come to America? Explorers came wanting to spread Christianity, to gain wealth from natural resources such as gold, to claim lands, and to find a shorter route to Asia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although most European explorers set out to find spices, gold, and other riches, what they actually discovered became much more important to the world. These explorers discovered new sea routes and made contact with native people of these new lands. This period of exploration is sometimes called the Age of Discovery.
Detailed explanation-4: -St. Augustine, Florida was founded by Spanish explorers long before Jamestown and the Plymouth Colony. St.
Detailed explanation-5: -The motivations were the desire for riches, the hope of freedom of religion or freedom from imprisonment, debt or slavery. All of these people and these reasons contributed to the Americas early settlement.