Christopher Columbus was instructed by the King, and Queen of Spain to travel to the new world in search of valuable natural resources. Columbus had his own inclinations to travel being that the idea that the world was spherical had not yet been a well accepted fact.
Long term causesThe Enlightenment was a movement in Europe towards 'rational' understandings of the mechanisms of every aspect of human civilization.
The French support of the American revolution for independence.<span>Long
</span>Class injustice in which the powerful who controlled the goods became even more powerful.
Louis XV, the king prior to the revolution, had been largely irresponsible, and took advantage of the prosperity of France.
Short term causesAlthough it can be a long term cause the war debt caused affected the taxation.
Several bad harvest caused for the food supply to be affected.<span>
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African Americans have made numerous contributions to American society and culture. Many major cultural advancements from African Americans have come in literature, music, the arts, and many academic fields. African Americans have contributed enormously to the growth of different styles of music in the United States, one notable example is Jazz. African American artists were many of the earliest Jazz musicians and spread the musical style across the country and the world.
It was Walter Raleigh who got permission from Elizabeth I to establish a colony in North America. It should be noted however that this colony ultimately failed, and it wasn't until Jamestown that a viable colony existed.
