| | | | | Jaime E. Rodriguez O. in The Forging to the |
| America is a multicultural country with a diverse | | | | Cosmic Race: A Reinterpretation of Colonial |
| society that consists of different races, religions | | | | Mexico’. The paper focuses on the |
| and cultures. Consequently, there were conflicts | | | | movements toward colonial independence of New |
| between people of different nations who lived in | | | | England and New Spain. |
| America. Since the earliest times America was | | | | Since 1519 Spain, France and England have |
| desirable land for European countries. The article | | | | established colonies in the North and the South |
| briefly compares the major organizing principles of | | | | America. Spain organized the mining industry and |
| Spanish, French, and English colonial societies, their | | | | developed agriculture in Mexico and the Caribbean. |
| growth and development. It shows us the | | | | France established the first European society and |
| development and prosperity of Spanish, French, | | | | developed a long-term trade system with the |
| and English settlements in America described by | | | | Native Americans. The English were more |
| Allan Greer in The People of New | | | | enterprising and far-sighted: they were much |
| France’, Alan Taylor in the book | | | | more interested in the land acquisition than in |
| American Colonies: The Settling of North | | | | trade. This fact has played a great role in the |
| America’ and by Colin M. McLachlan and | | | | fight for the power over the North America. |