The English colonies were made up of families that desired freedom of religion and people who were meant to increase profit for England; while the French and Spanish colonies were predominantly made up of males who were in search of God, glory, and gold. It all started with Christopher Columbus coming over to the Americas (though he thought he was in India), in 1492. During this time period many explorers were in search for the quickest route to Asia/ India; Columbus’ solution was to go west, since at this time they were not aware of the land that laid there. This then lead to enslavement and population decrease of the Natives (called Indians by our intellect Columbus), since Columbus and his crew saw themselves as superior to the Natives. They forced religion upon the Natives and used different
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The “discovery” also leads to the Columbian Exchange, which was the trading of produce, animals, and diseases. Despite the death of innocent Natives, Europeans saw it as a grand opportunity: the English with their first colony being Jamestown and the French coming over mainly for trade and bonds with the Natives. It is notable that the English colonies developed drastically compared to the French and Spanish colonies.
In 1607, the first English colony, Jamestown, was settled. People of England were sent to the Americas because at that time there was an increase in poor people in England. At the start of the colonization, there was a drastic population decline and it seemed the settlement was going to die off, however the plantation of tobacco saved Jamestown. Moreover, they English used the headright system as a way to attract other colonist. The headright system being an agreement to give colonist 50 acres of land for every indentured servant they obtain. However, the flaw with this was that the servants died before they completed
The “discovery” also leads to the Columbian Exchange, which was the trading of produce, animals, and diseases. Despite the death of innocent Natives, Europeans saw it as a grand opportunity: the English with their first colony being Jamestown and the French coming over mainly for trade and bonds with the Natives. It is notable that the English colonies developed drastically compared to the French and Spanish colonies.
In 1607, the first English colony, Jamestown, was settled. People of England were sent to the Americas because at that time there was an increase in poor people in England. At the start of the colonization, there was a drastic population decline and it seemed the settlement was going to die off, however the plantation of tobacco saved Jamestown. Moreover, they English used the headright system as a way to attract other colonist. The headright system being an agreement to give colonist 50 acres of land for every indentured servant they obtain. However, the flaw with this was that the servants died before they completed