European struggle

Jacob Thibodeau

As we were talking about the colonization of North America by the Europeans I was a little surprised to find out how much they struggled and how persistent they were in trying to colonize the New World. I guess I always knew that it wasn’t easy for them to some extent, but I thought that they came and pretty much that signified the end of the Native Peoples. It seems like they were determined to colonize even if it was to the detriment to their own specific countries from which they came. In addition, I guess I learned that they were trying to colonize in an attempt to gain control of the land before their rivals had a chance to do so. This is probably what led them to continue to attempt colonization even though it was a losing venture at first. This makes me wonder how things would have turned out had they not been so persistent. I think this would have discouraged people from coming later that were seeking an escape from religious oppression in Europe. However, I think this is out of the question, because the country’s that were colonizing had to continue to make it work in order to try and stop their rivals from gaining an advantage. Finally, I think that their determination shows the lengths they would go to make sure that this didn’t happen, including spending large amounts of money that had no chance of being recouped.