HST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: New England French, Hispaniola, Making Money
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3 g"s were the motivation to leave europe. Glory: to become someone, to have national glory for their home country. God: people want to spread their religion because they believe it is the right one. Gold: europeans want to be wealthy and find riches in the new world in 1492 the last of the muslim land owners are pushed out. Christopher columbus believed the real wealth was in india and china decided to go west to get to china but hit the us instead. 1496 columbus lands in hispanola and thinks he is in india. Reconquista: justified conquest, reconquering spain for christianity. Spanish trade with africa and africa has a ton of gold. Making money with sugar, rice, tobacco, and veggies sugar is worth its weight in gold, high demand for it. Making money through deer and beaver skins fish are in demand; cod trading human beings to make money.
