The French and Spanish both expanded to the Americas during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Both had different desires in doing so, but had similar viewpoints on the Natives that have settled American lands. The French sought out to find tradeable goods and new riches in the Americas while the Spanish expanded due to religion, competition and slavery. In Document 5, an Algonquian village with the name “Secotan” is pictured showing readers what a Native village in the Americas may have looked like in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Cottages made with lumber and sticks were used as shelter and storage facilities for food and weapons. Farm land was used wisely by the Natives. They planted rows of corn and other edible resources for food. A big dining table is pictured in the middle of a pathway in the center of the Native village that may have been used for special gatherings and meals. A large circle is shown in the middle of the Algonquian village with Natives dancing around it. Secotan may have been located near a body of …show more content…
Religion back in the Old World, was mostly focused on Catholicism and Protestantism. In the Americas, which is known as the New World, anyone can choose their preferred religion and practice it freely and publicly without fear of punishment or death.
Document 6 provides an image created by Henricus Martellus of what the map of the world would have looked like in the year 1489. Include in the image is a representation of where the Old World and the Americas would be in distance to each other and the size of each country. Oceans are highlighted in the picture by showing how they intersect the lands to form countries and islands. Other details highlighted in the map are canyons, rivers, and streams throughout the lands. The Natives settles in the Americas mostly because of all the resources provided (as explained in document