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Throughout the seventeenth century, many countries began inhabiting North America. Two of the most prominent countries that colonized the area were England and Spain. The English, were more accustomed to the Northeast area, which they called New England. The Spanish, however, had a higher interest in the Southwest. Because they lived in two separate areas, all aspects of life in their colonies were different. The two most obvious differences between the Spanish and English were in the areas of religion and economic development.
Even in their homelands, Spain and England have very different forms of religion. It is no surprise that their religious differences transferred to their North American colonies. In "New Spain," the first place established was St. Augustine. The point of the small outpost was the Christianize Indians. However, this failed because most Native Americans only resorted to Baptism if they were forced. Once New Mexico was established, it fell because of little......

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