Many factors influenced the conquering of the Aztec people by the Spaniards including the Aztec’s religion, Spain’s superior weapons, alliances, and disease. The first cause of the Aztec’s fall was their religion. They practiced polytheism and used human sacrifice to keep their gods happy. The Aztec’s believed their god Quetzalcoatl planned to return in human form and rule them. The Aztec people mistook Cortes and his soldiers for Quetzalcoatl.
It started off by forbidding the import of all goods, unless they were imported in English ships. This meant that other colonies or countries would have to buy ships off the English, meaning they gained more wealth, thus helping the growth of the British Empire. This provoked shit building which thus boosted the economy of the English. The English continues to
Some of the features that stayed the same are the routes, goods, greed and the monsoon winds. The routes branched from China through India and the rest of the Middle East on through Europe. At first, all the travel was done on the Silk Road with horses. Some of the goods that they transported are silk, pottery, tea, spices, medicines, etc. As their greed grew, the technology also grew.
Then I will tell you in depth what the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo protects. Finally I will tell you the affects it had on the Mexican people. Manifest Destiny drove the United States Imperialism to expand their empire no matter the cost or who stood in the way. The Annexation of Texas lead to a deeper conflict when the boarder was established at the Rio Nueces. Mexico was a new Fragile Nation State that lacked resources, technology and a stable central government, according to the history book Occupied America.
The Spanish came in search of silver, gold, and were driven by avidity. “The first conquests were made by the Spanish and Portuguese.” As the Spanish began to colonize in the New World they eradicated a large portion of the Native Americans.” “If it had not been for Christopher Columbus, Spain might never have gained an American empire.” Their sole purpose was for personal gain and self-profit they were not interested in maintaining a permanent society in the New World. The Spanish would soon start to steal goods from the Native Americans which would include valuables such as gold and silver. They would send these valuables back to Spain on ships. The Spanish were more involved in supporting their mother country than that of the New World.
Human sacrifice was a religious practice characteristic of pre-Columbian Aztec civilization, as well as of other Mesoamerican civilizations like the Maya and the Zapotec. The extent of the practice is debated by modern scholars. Spanish explorers, soldiers and clergy who had contact with the Aztecs between 1517, when an expedition from Cuba first explored the Yucatan, and 1521, when Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, made observations of and wrote reports about the practice of human sacrifice. For example, Bernal Díaz's The Conquest of New Spain includes eyewitness accounts of human sacrifices as well as descriptions of the remains of sacrificial victims. In addition, there are a number of second-hand accounts of human sacrifices written by Spanish friars that relate the testimony of native eyewitnesses.
Great Britain sought control of Egypt to safeguard the route to their flourishing empire in India. Russia also sought strategic land in the Balkans to gain access to the Mediterranean Sea. Nations (China, Africa) that were targets of this Imperialistic game suffered heavily. Cultures were destroyed, and civilization destroyed. Some may say it was a “necessary evil”, because Imperialistic powers took control of their lands, which brought about many achievements, both industrial and economical, and modernized the areas they took control of.
Hakluyt also pointed that the overflow of people, both in need of religious freedom and in want of more business opportunities, within England needed a place to go. America is not only perfect for dumping those excess peoples into, but also exceeds that by also bringing profit from those living in those colonies. One of the major points that Hakluyt drives home is the comeuppance to Spain by creating demand for goods and shipping, and thereby creating profit for England and away from the plundering Spanish. From the profits of the taxes and duties of the new shipping industry, Hakluyt believes a powerful navy can be built for the protection and preservation of the growing British Empire. In 1584, when Hakluyt wrote his Discourse, he says that England at the time was swarming with unemployed youths, men, soldiers, prisoners, and beggars.
During this entire conflict, the European powers (Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia) had carved up China and Africa into “spheres of influence” for themselves to keep. Although the US had just received many ports to trade with, it didn’t completely satisfy the American economy. So, naturally, the US wanted to be able to access these Asian ports, especially Hong Kong. Secretary of State John Hay dispatched his famous Open Door note, which urged the European nations to keep fair competition open to all nations willing and wanting to participate. This became the “Open Door Policy.” All the powers
Portugal and Spain were both interested in exploring the world to find riches to increase their wealth and prestige. They both had the finances and desire to back up such risky exploration. In addition to the desire for wealth, both countries were ruled by a strongly Catholic monarchy that believed it was their duty to go forth and convert the heathen masses. On a more plebian level, men were prepared to risk their lives to gain their own land and move up higher in the noble ranks. Spain grew rich from the metals they plundered from Latin America.