Question

Compare and contrast the French, Spanish, and English empires in the Americas. How were these empires similar and different in aims, populations, economies and labor systems, dealings with Native Americans, and successes/failures? Which empire became the most prosperous and powerful by the 18^th century and why?

Answer 1

Aims

• French Empire - it main goal was ghe civilizing mission and it also provided army and manpower in world war
• Spanish empire - Spanish empire main goal was to just extract gold and silver from the Americans
• English empire - main aim to establish english empire in north America and built the most powerful empire

Population

• Spanish empire - 3.5 million in 1945
• French empire - 110. Million in 1936
• English empire - 2.4. Million in 1775

Economies and labour system

• French empire - french empire usually have to buy alliance to form the labour .French empire have to buy captives from the allies from the tribe of enemies
• Spanish empire - the Spanish labour class are known as encomendores as they wear the spanish crown t.they were mixed race Labourers who were enslaved in native Americans and Africans
• English empire - the British class of labour was servitude wherein many labour work for landowners in exchange of passage to America

Success/failures

• French empire - its colonization was developed in 16th century and then they began to expoet rice , sugar etc
• Spanish empire - After few years of colonization spanch empire lost the battle with American have their rule ended then and there and another failure was they even failed to supply manufactured goods to its own colonies
• English empire - they succesfully created there first ever british overseas settlement at Jamestown in the year 1607

Most powerful empire - British wmpire was the most powerful in the 18th century