From: Mike Pilla
Date: 1/26/00
Time: 9:49:02 PM
Remote Name: 155.247.158.40
For Spain, England, and France each had their own hopes of great wealth and conquest in the New World, and each with their own approaches. For the Spanish, instantaneous wealth, preferable gold, was their goal, which they would try to acquire at any cost. The Spanish at first were not interested in colonization, but victory in war with the Aztecs had rewarded Spain with a new territory, a New Spain. The Spanish had no problem reaping this land of its wealth and heritage. Eventually the Spanish controlled most of present day South America, and had changed its goal of self-wealth to colonization of the area along with introducing their own cultures and religious beliefs. England viewed the New World as an expansion of England. A place of great conquest, not only for the country itself, but also for its morals and cultures to be revived in a new land. Although royalty problems slowed the colonization process, along with a few failed colonies, England proved to be the greatest nation at colonizing the New World. However, England had aspirations not only for colonization, but also of course, the wealthy wanted nothing more than to be even wealthier. Englishmen felt cheated after Spain’s extravagant gains from Mexico, and they felt they deserved some of their own profits. The only nation not to rape the New World was France. The French had wanted to create lines of trade with the Native Americans, something they could profit off of. Colonization of Canada for the French though proved difficult. Paris was not supportive of colonizing this New World. They felt its cold climate and dense wilderness was not something they would want to acquire, and most Frenchmen were not willing to leave their homeland to enter a land of cold barrens and untamed wilderness. Overall all of these nations wanted to gain wealth and their own claims in the New World. Some got more than they bargained for, but all not knowing just how much of an impact their goals would make on shaping the New World throughout the centuries.