Table of Contents
- 1 How did the Spanish and Portuguese colonies differ?
- 2 What were the differences between Spanish and English colonization?
- 3 What is the major difference between Spain and Portugal when it comes to exploration?
- 4 What is one key difference between Spanish colonies and English colonies in North and South America?
- 5 What did Portugal have to do with the Spanish expansion?
- 6 How did the Spanish colonial strategy differ from the English and Dutch?
How did the Spanish and Portuguese colonies differ?
They both traded and enslaved natives. They relied on trade and slavery. Different: Spain’s empire had mineral wealth while Portugal relied on agriculture and cattle.
What were the differences between Spanish and English colonization?
Spanish & English colonization processes (1450-1800) were similar and different: Political: both had specific governing system. spanish viceroys held broader power, english colonies had local governments. Social: slaves made up a lot of population, both shipped in african slaves. spanish used “encomienda” and “mita”.
How did the Spanish and Portuguese conquests of South America differ?
How did the Portuguese experience in Brazil differ from the Spanish experience in Latin America? The coast was where the Portuguese mainly stuck, not only because they had a smaller population than Spain , but also they were not as advanced. The Spanish however were more so invaders and took land from the natives.
In what ways did the Spanish and Portuguese empires differ from each other in what ways were they similar?
Similar: imposing their will on Native Americans by force, using slave labor, developing new, blended cultures. Different: Spain’s empire included mineral wealth, while Portugal’s American empire relied on agriculture, cattle, and timber. Why did some European monarchs support the illegal activities of privateers?
What is the major difference between Spain and Portugal when it comes to exploration?
There were differences between Spain and Portugal, the former being more military-orientated and the latter having a greater naval focus, “dominating the sea lanes in the Indian Ocean for the rest of the century[24]”.
What is one key difference between Spanish colonies and English colonies in North and South America?
The Spanish conquered land and treated natives as slaves through the encomienda system. England’s objective was establishing settlements and forcing Native Americans out of conquered lands. They used indentured servitude as a system of labor instead. 2-Explain ONE reaction of Native Americans to European policies.
When was Spanish and Portuguese empires?
Spanish and Portuguese Empires (1581-1640)
How did the Portuguese colonize the Atlantic Ocean?
Portuguese mariners built an Atlantic empire by colonizing the Canary, Cape Verde, and Azores Islands, as well as the island of Madeira. Merchants then used these Atlantic outposts as debarkation points for subsequent journeys.
What did Portugal have to do with the Spanish expansion?
Portugal had been establishing a trade network with their trading cities along the coast of Africa and India and when Spain reached America on the Spanish side of the treaty, started the Spanish expansion in the Americas.
How did the Spanish colonial strategy differ from the English and Dutch?
The Spanish colonial conquerors integrated the Native American population into their system of colonial society in a much more comprehensive way than the Dutch, French, and English colonists. The Spanish colonial social order was highly hierarchical and included elaborate system of graded statuses for mixed race groups (“castas”). Under this…
What was the purpose of the Portuguese Empire?
Portuguese: A sea Empire, enforcing exclusive use of the South Atlantic and Indian oceans. Sources of wealth were the spice trade, African slave trade and sugar cane plantations. Colonial presence was mainly coastal by design. Indigenous inhabitants in the American colony (Brazil) were semi nomadic tribal societies.