From: Jerry Reavey
Date: 1/25/00
Time: 8:34:15 AM
Remote Name: 155.247.150.13
The English, French, and Spanish had different ideas about what the New World meant. This newly discovered land would forever change how these countries viewed power, domination, money, and the pursuit of these things. Spain gained countless riches in its conquering of the native people of South America, and pushed its expansion into Mexico. The Spanish agenda was mostly concerned with dominating the natives and raping the land of whatever riches it had to offer. Whole tribes were wiped out in the conquistadors' reign of terror. Others were enslaved to work on the conqueror's captured lands. The French believed that cooperation was necessary in order to succeed in profiting from colonies. In the French, Native Americans found a group with whom they could trade without any problems. Many French Canadian trappers even found it beneficial to learn some of the Indian languages. Religion played a part in French colonization, which succeeded in making more converts than the English. French participation in American colonization was limited, however, as Paris paid little attention to Canadian affairs. British colonists believed that the New World was a paradise that the country was destined to tame. For many religious people, it was like a new holy land they believed God had promised them. These colonists tried to impress this religious fervor in the native Americans, but usually failed. Still, the British would become the most powerful colonial power in the world. Richard Hyklut was a writer who wrote about explorers' descriptions of the New World. His works helped depict America as the new promised land filled with boundless riches. He was like a Tony Robbins of expansionalism, cheerleading for the conquering of the new frontier. Walter Raleigh founded Virginia for England, where the earliest British-American colonies were formed. These were the first pioneering efforts of English colonization, even though they were failures. King Philip was the King of Spain who lost the Spanish Armada trying to attack England. After this defeat, Britain would regain the ability to navigate waters more safely, making colonization easier and more profitable. Exploration was encouraged by the Armada's destruction.