Very vague question about US history?

Question

This is the question that I need to answer:

What factors contributed to England’s establishment of colonies in North America?

Isn't this insanely vague? What am I supposed to discuss? It's supposed to be a short answer (200-300 words)

Answer 1

Factors...okay, first off, the Spanish dominance in the "new world".

They had been exploring and conquering the new world for YEARS.

Spain was the dominate power of the world at that time also.

And enemies of the English.

The English needed to build some kind of foothold in the new world that didn't include Spain.

The new world offered unimaginable riches.

England NEEDED those riches to survive and become a great power.

Spain had the Catholic Church on their side.

So did France.

And the tension between France and England has always been there.

Italy WAS Rome, therefore, The Church.

Queen Elizabeth was NOT Catholic.

All kinds of problems there.

Once England beat the Spanish Armada they had to keep moving forward.

They needed fresh supplies.

They needed wood.

They needed food.

They needed gold.

They needed money.

They needed to keep an eye on the Spanish and get the French in eye sight also.

They needed to expand their holdings and empire.

They needed the business.

They needed exploring rights.

England was dead BROKE at that time....no money whatsoever.

They did it for power...they did it for money.....they did it for gold...they did it for control.....they did it for glory....and they did it for their separation from the Roman Catholic Church.

Because they had NO money, glory, gold, control, OR the support of the Roman Catholic Church.

They basically established colonies in the New World to keep themselves alive and thriving into the future.

See! Not as hard as you thought! Good Luck!

Answer 2

if you mean way back in the 1600S when the Pilgrims seeking freedom from the Church of england that was on reason and the area was a very good place to live and reminded them of there home and the Native Americans were very happy to have a trading parterner. the Native Americans also taught them alot about how to live on the land something king george and his royal family of strong brave men who go out hunting a small fox with 100 dogs while they was there nice well maybe the $1000 outfit that is not good enough to wear in public or at parties and he though are little old colonies with there weak old use to the forest of the area shotting down his men because the were out in the middle of the battlefront and if they moved or retreated the were seen as unloyal to are favorite king who does not know the diffrence between a flintlock and a musket and actted like he was smart but was pretty dumb

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Answer 3

A better way to ask this question might be "Why did England establish colonies in North America? Were there political reasons? Economic reasons? Fear of world domination by the French or Spanish?" Think of the question that way. Good luck

Answer 4

Many, many things, primarily overpopulation, but also lust for power, and they saw, at that time, that land meant power. They wanted their hands out in the world, so they decided that making a colony out in america would be fun/useful.

Answer 5

well, you guys had the help of the French and Spanish Empires

and the natives

so there were more enemies for the British to fight

Answer 6

Umm. . . think resources.  England was interested in America's resources, such as fur, tobacco crops, riches, etc.  Establishing a colony there would be advantageous, giving immediate access to that stuff.

Also competition with Spain and France.

Answer 7

this is elementry school stuff just write about the search for religious freedom from the church of england what led up to it and how the coloinies were not under that law

Answer 8

This is very wierd because on my ap us summer assignment That was the exact question that was given to me...

Some factors that contributed to England’s establishment of colonies was the population of Britain was increasing in the 1500s. Also farmers needed more land for farming and Puritanism began spreading in Western and Eastern England.  The Spanish Armada defeat led to the British swarm to America.  Younger sons who couldn’t inherit money from their parents sought opportunities elsewhere such as the Americas. All these factors lead to an increase in population thus resulting in colonization.

Answer 9

God, Glory, and Gold.  some left for religious freedom. others were sent out as Britain became more imperialistic and wanted more territory and power.  and some, especially  the spanish, came to north america looking for gold and resources.

Go AP History!!

Answer 10

no it isn't vague.

example: overpopulation.