During the
Colonization of the Americas, the Spanish established the Encomienda
system to control and
regulate labor. The Spanish people rule and
control the local population because of the success of the economic system and
f<span>or the profit of an individual Spaniard, Native
Americans were forced to farm, ranch, or mine. Spanish Colonial system of
Encomiendas caused Native Americans to become slaves.</span>
In 17th and 18th century Europe, absolute rulers based their claim to the throne on the idea of divine right. Everyone believed that the rulers were appointed by God.
In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.
