Sante Fe, Jamestown, and Quebec Settlements

In the year 1609, Chief Powhatan delivered a speech to John Smith in order to affirm peace between the English and the Powhatan people. The chief asks that the English and his people become equals instead of fighting with each other over food and land. All he asks for is that his generations to come not have to face the war that he had to go through. Chief Powhatan wants to co-exist with the English and any other colonists who decide to explore the New World. He doesn’t want to be afraid of the colonists anymore. Through this primary source, it is evident that Chief Powhatan simply wants peace and the ability to co-exist on the same land as the English colonists.

The Spanish began their long-term occupation in California in 1769. California and its Spanish Colonization were different from earlier efforts to simultaneously introduce missionaries and colonists in their world conquest schemes. Organized by the driven Franciscan administrator Junipero Serra and military authorities under Gaspar de Portola, they journeyed to San Diego to establish the first of 21 coastal missions.

In the early 1700's, the country of Spain sent many explorers to the western world to claim land and find riches. When California was founded by several Spanish explorers, like Cabrillo, and De Anza, Spain decided to send missionaries to build missions. There are a total of 21 missions built in California. Mission Santa Ines was the 19th mission and was built to share the European God with the Indians and how to eat and dress like Europeans. Father Tapis wanted to make the Indians Christians and

Mexico began to attract American settlers to the vast and sparsely populated State of Coahuila y Texas in the 1820’s. American settlers were eager to migrate to this plentiful area ideal for farming and ranching. The Mexican government reluctantly allowed the Americans to settle in this area provided they convert to Catholicism and become Mexican citizens. Many took advantage of these colonization projects and claimed vacant land in this area. Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821

The first Spaniards to arrive in present day New Mexico saw the wealth that could be found. The land was ideal, they had heard stories of Cibola and the Seven Cities of gold, and they had seen the riches that the natives owned. Pedro Peralta established a fortified capital in 1609 at Santa Fe after becoming governor in 1607.

"At only 16 years of age, Santa Anna became a cadet in the Fixed Infantry Regiment of Veracruz in July of 1810. Three years later, Santa Anna set foot in Texas for the first time. In what would come to be known as the Gutiérrez-Magee Expedition. Shortly after his twenty-seventh birthday in 1821, he broke with the Spanish government

The first attempt to colonize North America took place in 1587. This attempt was on Roanoke Island, which is an island right off the coast of present-day North Carolina. This expedition was launched by Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Humphrey Gilbert, but was commanded by John White. There was good intent with this expedition, but it was hit with multiple different complications. For starters, the settlers were not given sufficient supplies to support themselves. It was also too late for the settlers to begin to grow crops. This forced English to go to the Native Americans for help with their food. The only problem with this was that the English were not particularly fond of the Native Americans. They treated them very rough and were hostile with them. Another problem with the expedition was the fact that this was all new territory for the settlers. It was a total different landscape from what they were accustomed to. The weather was

The coming of the European to the Americas did ultimately bring an end to many indigenous ways of life, including that of the Powhatan, a key factor in this outcome being the struggle for land and the opposing ideologies regarding it. More specifically, it was the British who played a major role in the breakdown of the Powhatan civilisation- their idea of colonisation and the owning of land clashed with the ideals of the Powhatan; who were a semi-nomadic people. These contrasting ideologies resulted in broken treaties, attacks and many deaths- of both people and eventually an entire culture.

In order to survive in the New World, you would have to be able to arrive for the farming season. The farming season would’ve provided much more supplies which would’ve helped the colonist last longer in the New World. However, they always arrived too late to plant. When supplies started dropping, a colonist and a crew would head back to England and promise to return quickly with more supplies. However, every time this was attempted they would arrive too late; The colonist would’ve already disappeared, left with someone else, or have died. Although the ships were loaded with supplies, the colonist should’ve thought about who they brought over and who would’ve helped them survive. For example, they should’ve brought over a farmer to provide food or a hunter who knew how to hunt wild animals. Lane was one of the men who created the tension between the Native Americans. The Native Americans could’ve helped the English colonist survive longer by providing food and supplies. However, since Lane constantly threatened them and created tension the Native Americans didn’t want to share. In conclusion, The Englishmen arrived too late to plant, they didn’t bring over enough people and supplies quickly dropped, and they created an emotional strain between themselves and the Native Americans which eventually lead them to

The first business that the settlers got to after they shortly arrived in Jamestown was establishing who would be making decisions. They chose seven men to be a part of a council. Captain John Smith was included in this council. After getting settled in to Jamestown, a report was made to the King. This was done by two ships traveling all the way back to England. On the way back to Jamestown from England, more supplies were brought back and more people to become settlers of Jamestown. But in the time that the people were back in England giving a report to the King, most of the settlers back in Jamestown had become very sick and many had starved to death due to the lack of supplies and food. The indigenous people of the land where Jamestown was located tried many times to attack the settlers who were left behind.

The English colonists initially believed that they would discover fertile and mineral rich lands, similar to the Inca empire; however, instead, they found disease, starvation, and native populations who were sparse, thus, colonists had to largely create communities on their own, however, when they had relations with Indians, they exploited them for their game and corn.

Juan De Onate was born in Zacatecas, Mexico in 1550. He was the first Spanish governor of New Mexico and strived to find North America’s wealth but failed to succeed. He was in office from November 1598 until April 18, 2016, where he was succeeded by his son, Cristobal de Onate. According to BIography.com, Conquistador Juan de Oñate established the colony of New Mexico for Spain on April 30, 1598. Subsequently, his ongoing mission lead him to cross the Rio Grande at El Paso in May, which would later become a famous crossing point. The next month, he established New Mexico colony's headquarters near San Juan Pueblo. While waiting for more colonists, Onate and his men explored, visited villages, and found silver ore. He also found in a three

Many today now know that the theme of the Spanish exploration was God, glory and gold, however, most do not know what sparked all of the explorations to begin with. New Mexico became a target when explorers realized how much land the state had. This allowed for speculation that maybe the more land available, the more resources there were to be found. (Like God, Glory and Gold) On top of the huge land mass, there were perfect weather conditions constantly, allowing for settlers to prepare for building permanent homes (Roberts 7). As more and more details about the state spread, more settlers showed up. Relationships between the Pueblo and Spanish strengthened, starting the search for the "Three G's", beginning in the 1500's (Etulain 20-23).

According to the Missions of California book, The spanish missions in California comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Franciscans between 1769 and 1823. The Missions represent colonization of the Europeans in the Pacific Coast region. After Columbus’ landing in the west indies, the king of Spain wanted to set empire in the new land. They wanted to control politically and religiously. Not to mention that, in 54 years, 21 California missions were established along the the El Camino Real; one of them being Mission San Juan Bautista. The Mission also runs along the base of the San Andreas fault. San Juan Bautista is historically rich in architectural beauty, Native American history as

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese-born explorer, claimed the area of southern California for the Spanish Empire in 1542. Gaspar de Portolà and Franciscan missionary Juan Crespí, reached the present site of Los Angeles on August 2, 1769. In 1771, Franciscan friar Junípero Serra directed the building of the Mission San Gabriel Archangel, the first mission in the