The New World Affect The Rivalry Between Europeans And African Americans

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1. Explain how and why people moved within the Americas before contact with Europeans. How did the introduction of new plants, animals, and technologies alter the natural environment of North America and affect interactions among various groups and tribes?
Within the Americas, people would often travel on foot between their destinations in order to find new land that they could settle on and farm. When they came into contact with the Europeans however, they were exposed to animals like horses which assisted with transportation. Horses allowed for the people to travel wider expanses of land faster, and to carry more supplies with them. Something else that the Europeans brought over with them when they came to the Americas was diseases, and those …show more content…

Compare the cultural values and attitudes of different Europeans, African American, and native populations. Include the Spanish, French, and English populations. What was the political environment in Europe that led to the exploration and colonization of the New World?
At the time Europe had been struggling
5. How did the commercial incentive of the New World affect the rivalry between Spain and England?
Countries quickly began to realize the abundance of natural resources that remained untapped in the Americas, and from that they also began to realize the new commercial properties that would follow. The Americas held plenty of new crops such as corn, pumpkin, and squash, as well as lumber, fur, fish, and game. The appeal of colonizing such an area and the new, fresh start it would bring appealed to the English as well. Spain’s goal was to take tight control of the colonies and either convert the native population or exploit them for their own personal gain. Realizing these benefits, groups such as Spain and England were encouraged to weaken their rivals by strengthening themselves, and by gaining more power in the New World, they felt that they would be able to utilize the new country’s natural resources effectively to bring in

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