New World Colinization

The Spanish conquistadors explore the New World for wealth. They are not interested in colonizing unless there are resources like gold and silver they can get their hands on. They don't go any further than New Mexico. They stopped exploring there, because there was no profit for them further then Flordia. This helps us realize why they stop exploring while other Eurpean country's continue. The Spanish didn't care about the Indians. They conquered and killed any Indians that got in the way of their wealth.The French come to the new world primarily for business. They sell and trade with the Indians. The French depend on the Indians for certain resources that they don't have easy access to. The French treat the Indians right because they count on them for good business. The English come to the New World to explore and colonize. In their early colonies the English rely on the Indians to survive. They teach them to farm, hunt, gather, and live off the land. Once the English get their feet under them and find a cash crop (tobacco), they begin to expand. Tobacco makes them lots of money and they need more land to increase their profits. They began to expand into the Indians territory. The English started of treating the Indians right because they needed them, but after they got on a good started they started treating the Indians badly. The most important thing I noticed this week is in the beginning of colonization we depended on the Indians for survival, but once we were able to survive on our own we started bullying the Indians and taking their land.