What were the most important factors of

success of the British colonization in

America ?
A study regarding the social
,political, religious and
economic factors that
influenced the colonies
wellbeing

By Adrian Toader

Content
1.The discovery of Mundus Novus
2.Who had naval supremacy?
3.17th century England seen as a
modern country?
4.The epic quest What led to the
colonization of the New World?
5.The creation of the 17th century
colony-New Netherlands
6.Self-government as a absolute
advantage
7.Cheap land the expansion of the
new world

1.The discovery of Mundus Novus

Until the 16th century

Spain and Portugal had
naval supremacy.

The search
for new
commercial
routes made
by Spanish
and
Portuguese
ships
facilitated
the first
important
geographical
discoveries
The
improvement
of navigation

The perspective of gaining wealth

rapidly attracted Spanish
conquistadors towards the new
continent.

Gold :the soul purpose

of Spanish exploration
The discoveries of Pizzaro and
Cortez enriched the Spanish
treasury and nobility

Francisc the 1st sustained naval

projects in order to replenish the
depleting French treasury
The first manifestations of
French colonial policy: outposts
with commercial purposes were
built in the New World
The French crown
counterbalances the
expansionist policies of Spain
and Portugal

The internal
policies of
French
colonies

2.Who had naval supremacy?

In the 15th century Spain
and Portugal had naval
supremacy
Countries that were
constantly
evolving(England, France,
Holland) posed a threat to
Spanish and Portuguese
supremacy
Spanish responded to
these hostilities by
attacking England

Everything changed in the year 1568 when

something unexpected happened

Coming up to them,
there has passed some
common shot between
some of our fleet and
some of them

..and as far as
we perceive,
they are
determined to
sell their lives
with blow

The Invincible Armada was defeated by

captain Francis Drake in the year 1568.
England gradually gains its naval supremacy and
with it the opportunites of creating vast powerful
colonies

Another important one can be

found in medieval Europe

3. Seventeenth century England

seen as a modern country?
The flourishment of the English society: wealth
gained from commerce and trade
England was becoming industrious
The necessity of acquiring raw materials and
gaining new commodity markets

Coal
mine--->
Stamped
Leather

The emerging middle class

as a solution for English
problems
England was beginning to
use the perks of
technological development
of the Industrial Epoch

The cities of London and

Manchester in the 17th century

4.The epic quest What led to the colonization of

the New World?
In the 17th century
America is seen as a
Utopia

Escaping oppression
and finding religious
freedom
The new colonies had
laws but also benefits

a)General motifs that determined

the formation of the colonies
Curiosity

Hope
for
trade

Religious
Freedom

Discontent
with home
conditions

Patriotism

b)What kind of people were ready to

do anything to fullfill these desires?

Middle-class Englishmen
Adventurers
Former inmates or outlaws
People who wanted to find
religious freedom
People who did not have anything
left in Europe
Visionaries
Merchants

c)Why did the british state

sustained colonization?
Economic advantages : Sources of raw materials
and commodity markets

Strategic military
advantages

Overpopulati
on

For we must consider that we

shall be a city upon a hill. The
eyes of all people are upon us,
so that if we shall deal falsely
with our God in this work we
have undertaken, and so
cause Him to withdraw His
present help from us, we shall
be made a story and a byword
through the world. J.
Whintrop

The 17th century

colony was built on the
basis of a puritan
education
To the aid of this
accelerated
development came
without any doubt the
excellent geographical
position of the British
colonies
England had a
coherent policy with
goals and future

5.The creation of the 17th century

colonies- New Netherlands
New Netherlands
did not receive
the support
needed from the
west indies
The governing
system in Dutch
colonies a
medieval one

How were the British

Colonies governed?
The answer

6.Self-government as a absolute advantage

17th century England
was the only country
that allowed the
colonies a large
measure of selfgovernment.

The British colonies

also had certain
obligation towards
the crown and had to
respect some rules

7.Cheap land: the expansion of

the new world

Another important factor

that made the new
colonies develop rapidly,
the cheap land of the
American Continent.
Land :the easiest way of
getting wealthy and
improving your social
status.
Emerging middle class
English man became
landlords in the New
World
The rich land and mild
climate an important

8.Conclusions
In order to conclude I must say that:
Each colony became accustomed to planting new
settlements and to claiming new boundaries
The discovery and colonizing of the New World was more
easily facilitated by: supremacy on seas, cheap land and by
having important technological advantages
People that made the colonies develop where mainly, the
people that wanted to improve their social status and
wanted to escape religious oppression
With constant support and by being seen as a gem by the Crown,
working hard and finding solace in the promises of a better less
restrictive life, the colonists have defeated their unfavorable odds
The colonies thrived under this conditions by having a
crucial advantage: Self-Government
In a short period of 400 years the colonies turned into some
of the most important cities of the world and the country
itself into the strongest one on the Globe

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