Spanish Colonized North America Case Study

Spain and England were the primary countries that wanted to gain control over North America. However, they crossed the Atlantic and colonized North America for different reasons. The English colonized North America due to they believed that the “New World” would be an “utopia” for them, and also would provide them a great opportunity of a fresh start. On the other hand, the main intentions for the Spanish to colonize North America were seeking for gold and spreading their religion.

The Spanish arrived at the Americas before the English did. Initially, the Spanish were looking to trade spices with India, whereas, Columbus accidentally discovered the “New World” – North America instead. Because of the discovery of the “New World,” the Spanish

As the English was struggling on not knowing how to survive and adapt the new environment when they first settled down in Jamestown, the Native Americans have been providing assistance. They taught the English on how to hunt animals and plant crops for survival. Everything went smoothly, and they respected each other until more colonists joined in. There were about 1.5 millions of English settlers immigrated to North America by 1754. With the large population had grown in North America and the greediness for land, the colonists began using the Native Americans as resources and labors for their businesses and lands. This led to major conflicts with the Native Americans, as many of them did not get paid and had no food to eat. The Spanish relationship with the Native Americans were even worst. They hated each other since the Spanish settlers colonized North America. One of the reasons that caused such unpleasant result was because the Spanish treated the Native Americans as slaves to seek for gold for them. Furthermore, the Native Americans would get killed if they did not convert their religion to Christianity as the Spanish commanded. Many people also died because of the disease that the Spanish settlers had brought