Three Reasons For Colonization In The United States

When it comes to colonization, there are three basic reasons why colonization takes place. Colonization takes place for the basic desire of new territory, for prosperity, and to spread religion. All three of these reasons can be seen throughout history, but it most prevalent in the Spanish conquest. First, colonizing occurs for new territories which in return brings power, raw materials and wealth. The United States, especially in California alone, there is much diversity and cultural differences, but those differences allow us to unite and learn about different cultures. New cultures bring new knowledge and an understanding of that person. Many problems in the world today are because people misunderstand other culture and people. Once

The Spanish were in search for gold. The Spanish stopped at nothing to gain gold from the Indians. In Bartlomé de Las Casas, A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies, he explains the exertion of gold by the Spanish, “Thus they often murdered the Lords and Nobles with such torments to extort the Gold from them” (25). They murdered and killed leaving no mercy in search for gold. Killing innocent people all for the fact of one’s own self rewarding purpose is so inhuman and horrible. It is unbelievable the way the Spanish killed just to get some gold. Money in my eyes isn’t that big of a deal, and it just goes to show that people pure evil comes out when money is at stake. It makes me think that money is the root of all evil. Thirdly it occurs, to spread religion, in this case the Spanish religion Christianity. De Las Casas explains how the Spanish forced Christianity on the Indians, “The Indians should be commended on the penalty of a bloody war, death, and perpetual bondage, to embrace the Christian faith, and submit to the obedience of the Spanish king; as if the son of god, who suffered death for the redemption of all mankind” (24). The Spanish believed the only religion was Christianity, and any other higher power should