Chapter 4- Motives Flashcards
4 basic motives
God
Gold
Glory
Geography
Spanish Motives
- Were to conquer and spread their catholic religion
- look for gold
- To bring glory to their king
Spanish settled in
Central America
What did Spanish do when they didn’t find gold?
They forced native Americans into slaves and made them work plantations to produce more wealth for Spanish settlers
Accomplishments of Spanish
- Brought there religion to the new world
- build cities and universities
French Motives
We’re in search of an northwest passage to Asia
French settled
Large portions of North America
The French traded
Fur
Accomplishments of French
Brought there culture and their religion with them
Established good relationship with native Americans
Established settlement in present day Canada
English Motives
They were jealous of the accomplishments of the French and Spain and wanted to compete for the glory
-also looking for gold
English settled in
The east coast of North America
Things the English did…
They discovered they could grow tobacco well in the area
They established settlements for groups of people who wanted religious freedom
Accomplishments of English
Established areas of Virginia and New England
Brought there culture, language, religion, and ideas about government
First to establish a permanent settlement in South Carolina…
English
Year charlestown was established
1670
