While the British and the French battled for hegemony in the woods of eastern America, another series of adventures and struggles shaped America along its Pacific coast. Once again, it was more disinformation than information which caused some things to happen. The Spanish, ever wary of any threat to the jewel of their empire, MexicoContinue reading “The Greatest Ocean of All”
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Chapter Four: The Spanish Frontier
The Spanish explorers and conquistadors launched an almost frantic century of discovery. In a few short decades they had traveled the length of the Andes and marched north from Mexico to the Rockies. Founding missions on the ruins of conquered native villages, they actively pursued a policy of replacing all the diverse native cultures withContinue reading “Chapter Four: The Spanish Frontier”
Chapter Two: The Colonizers
Several factors converged to create the climate for European dominance after the Fifteenth Century. The growing populations and limited resources provided a social impetus for expansion. The accumulation of wealth and a mercantilist economic policy which sought to make every country self-sufficient drove the Europeans to seek both raw materials and markets which could beContinue reading “Chapter Two: The Colonizers”
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