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☆☆☆☆☆The Middle Passage
an economic system of trade that spanned from the 16th century to the 18th century. Mercantilism is based on the principle that the world's wealth was static, and consequently, many European nations attempted to accumulate the largest possible share of that wealth by maximizing their exports and by limiting their imports via tariffs.
One of many reasons why colonists came to the Western Hemisphere was to have religious freedom. The Pilgrims for example were persecuted in England, found no comfort in the Netherlands and received a charter to begin a colony in British North America.
In pursuit of a rumored fountain of youth
as a military outpost, or Presidio, for the defense of Florida, and a base for Catholic missionary settlements throughout the southeastern part of North America.
to protect against further French encroachment.
France and Spain, for instance, were governed by autocratic sovereigns whose rule was absolute; their colonists went to America as servants of the Crown. The English colonists, on the other hand, enjoyed far more freedom and were able to govern themselves as long as they followed English law and were loyal to the king.
colonies bought louisiana from french
