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Between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries England set out to colonize the New World. England's desperate need to have control in the New World went much further than wanting to compete with Spain. Some of the motivation to colonize this New World was from the problems in which England was currently facing, and the desperate need for power. At the time when the New World was being found and being fought over, England was facing extreme hardships in their own country. There was extreme poverty and over population. The over population caused disease to spread like forest fire throughout England. Population was also heavily affecting the diet of the English. Unable to find proper food sources, they began to devour skins of animals, and even in the worst times, humans. This period was called “The Starving Time” and it was an extreme point in the English’s wants to colonize the New World. The English also were in a time of extreme poverty. Owning land in the New World meant gold, and gold was the most important thing of all. The English desperately wanted to colonize the New World and find the precious gold that was in the new land. In addition to finding more gold in the land, there were new crops and resources to trade with surrounding countries. A final point, that was more important to the English rather than competing Spain, was that those colonizing, wanted to independent from England. They wanted to be separated and be free to live their puritan lifestyle.

The American Colonists were extremely justified declaring and fighting for their independence. As Britain began to create ridiculous laws and taxes, that were unjust, the American colonists showed their disapproval. With petitions and calmer means the American colonists attempted to have Britain recognize their disapproval of the new acts, but Britain just responded by sending British troops into the colonies to enforce the colonists to fallow law, but the American colonists felt as though it was their responsibility as human beings to reform or become independent from Britain. So, with every fight the British had the American matched, and as they won in the revolutionary war they created the foundation of this nation.