Union resulted in expansion to central Canada, causing a decline in the industrial development and immigration to the Atlantic coast and Maritime Provinces. It also brought upon threats of American invasions. Both the United States and Britain held contending claims to various regions in the western interior of the continent. The lowly populated Rupert’s Land in western Canada was very vulnerable to becoming overtaken by American forces. Americans operated on the belief of Manifest Destiny, in which they believed it was their nation’s destiny to control the whole North American continent.
They controlled what was known as the “middle” America. Their main forte was the trapping and fur trade, however very lucrative this was not a sustainable business and way to support an economy on its own. Another big reason the French failed at colonizing was the lack of motivation. There was no religious persecution or political unrest in France at the time of New World colonization. As opposed to England who wanted to use the area as a “dumping ground” for religious zealots, the French wanted to tap the fur trade.
However, wars generally led to very expensive costs to the country. Henry's father, Henry VII, left the country in quite a stable state economically, but Henry devoted most of England's money into his campaigns to take over France, because he believed had a right to the Throne. To some extent source 4 supports the idea that the foreign policy did fail due to the lack of resources, because it states that “the young warrior family accepted the fact that royal finances could not support a repetition of the campaign of 1513”. This quote implies that the lack of resources seems to be the dominant reason for stopping Henry from invading France and therefore source 4 supports the statement to some extent. In source 4 we also learn that much must have depended on diplomatic relations with Maximilian and Ferdinand, however Henry’s allies proved unfaithful and unreliable.
The French possessed a high interest in the furs that the Indians had made. They set up a complex trading system where the Indians would trade furs that they would trap for manufactured goods of the French. Though, of course, the trade was not any way close to being even. The furs that the French bought were being resold in France for double or triple what the French had paid. Some Indian merchants had realized that these trades were unfair so only sold good furs for what they believed was goo manufactured goods.
Henry had a very aggressive policy on France throughout his rein until he eventually decided on trying to become the peacemaker of Europe. Henry wanted to regain the lost territory in northern France so he could be seen as a Great War lord with visions of honour and glory but also to challenge Henry V’s title of the last great English warrior. The first sign of this aim being put into place is the first French war from 1512-1514. However the first expedition on June 1512 was a disastrous failure as Ferdinand of Aragon didn’t hold up his end of the deal for an allied invasion. This shows Henrys naivety in foreign policy and the other European powers were using him to benefit themselves whilst sending him to his downfall.
They came for a variety of reasons, but all wanted a better life. Carving a better life out of the vast wilderness the early colonists found in North America challenged even the hardiest of those early pioneers. In England and in much of Europe, the poor were chronically unemployed, and opportunities to rise out of poverty were scarce; by comparison, almost any alternative might have seemed promising, Europe in 1600 had lots of push. On the other hand, conditions in early America were difficult, to say the least, but the “pull factor” was helped by what can only be characterized as propaganda. Proprietors of the companies that sponsored American colonies quickly realized that settlers were needed if their investments were to show a return, and their efforts to recruit settlers made the New World appear far more attractive than conditions warranted.
How to start a revolution: WAR French and Indian War- an misnomer as the war was actually the British against the French and Indians and anyways other country in the world called it otherwise We have to learn about causes if there’s war Why war? The Colonies were becoming valuable to their home nations and worth fighting for. Rivalries were fast developing in the Great lake region over the fur trade and in Newfoundland over fishing rights. The French were friends with the natives. The French have an extensive secret network of spies.
The Political Policies and Philosophies of the Axis and Allies Countries For centuries, the German people have felt that their national destiny, their greatest chance for security, lay in domination of the east, i.e., European Russia/Ukraine. German settlers were scattered throughout the region and were very influential. Otherwise Germany had little interest in expansion. The battles in France, Norway, etal. were really defensive in nature, where Germany tried to gain an edge before the western Allies grew too strong.
The rivalry between Britain and Russia led to the British imperialism of Afghanistan, which not only caused many short-term effects such as internal challenges and wars, but also begun the eternal hatred of foreign occupation in Afghanistan. Imperialism is defined as, “the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies” (Dictionary.com). Technically speaking, the events in Afghanistan fit this definition. However, in most cases, imperialism is due to a desire to obtain raw materials. This was not relevant to Afghanistan because Afghanistan did not contain any desirable goods.
He was against the idea of pure democracy because of ‘’common folks’’. He also helped puritans to thrive in trade, fur and shipbuilding. KING PHILIP’S WAR – * A series of battles in New Hampshire between the colonists and the Wompanoags, led by Metacom, a chief also known as King Philip. The war was started when the Massachusetts government tried to assert court jurisdiction over the local Indians. * The colonists won with the help of the Mohawks, and this victory opened up additional Indian lands for expansion.