Exploration and the Development of the American Colonies

 European empires set out to explore new lands for many reasons. One reason was wealth. Another was for trade. Empires like Spain set out for riches.The discovery of riches by the different empires caused more countries to get involved. Soon most European countries had some type of colony or claimed land. I'm mainly going to focus on England's colony in America in this post. England was in financial issues at this point in time. Looking for a solution, it seemed a permanent colony in a new land would help establish a trading network. The English then set their eyes on the land that would become the American Colonies. Once the colonies were finally established, trade was good and England was making money. People looking for a fresh start started flocking to the colonies. With them they brought their religion and their views on government and church. This created a diverse society. From colony to colony the government and legal system were different. It created outrage between different groups that the church was like it was. Soon these churches were splitting into different churches and people were happy again. Not long after England found itself in debt again, so they decided to start taxing the colonies on everything. England said that the colonies couldn't trade with anyone but England and that they could only buy from England. This created outrage among the colonies because they were loosing money. This began what would lead to the colonist revolting to British rule and views.