HIST 2055 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Puritans, Spanish Empire, Starving Time
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Compare and contrast the colonial experiences of the english with the. French, dutch, and spanish in the western hemisphere. The early 1600s sparked the beginning of colonization in americas. European nations of england, spain, the netherlands, and france established colonies that each had its own unique culture, law and way of life. Following close behind columbus"s journey to the new world, spain was the first european country to settle in the americas. The spanish invasion was quite rapid, in 1508 spain sent around 50 ships to the caribbean islands. Haiti, jamaica, and puerto rico were the stepping stones into all of the americas. At the height of their conquest, spain held ten times as much land as their homeland in europe. Black legend was based on the writings of las casas, a bishop who detailed atrocities he had witnessed while in latin america. The english used his writings as negative propaganda against the spain.
