Colonization

The Early European colonies saw the expansion possibilities in the New World. Early Spanish conquerors wanted gold and silver. They didn't care who they had to kill to get it, they just came in and plundered the area. The French wanted to buy and sell fur from the Indians around the area. The English wanted to settle and, but the Indians got in the way and they had to be dealt with. The reason it is important to know different views of the different people is the fact that, what they wanted lead to to how they got it and how they treated people. North America started to develop from explorers and conquerors over the eastern side of the U.S. The French went into Canada for the Indians and fur industry to send back to France. This is why today Canada is known for being French. The Spanish explored very southern areas including, Florida, South America and areas in Central America. Looking for riches they took over many parts of those areas speak Spanish. This also can be a way of why Florida has a high Hispanic population. One thing that was very important to me during this chapter is the way the colonists tried to be independent and at first many of them failed. They didn't understand the need for supplies to start a life in the new world. They also didn't expect other people so the adaptation to a new area and new people wouldn't have been so much harder if they had things like horses, women, and more workers