40
votes
Accepted
Why was the Spanish kingdom in America called New Spain if Spain didn't exist as a country back then?
‘Spain’ in the sense of ‘Hispania’, alluding to the Roman province, certainly existed as a concept at the time, even if the Kingdom didn’t (yet). Indeed, there’s several medieval Kings in the Iberian ...
- 1,256
5
votes
Accepted
How long did it take arriving passengers to become indentured servants and where did they stay until then?
Indentured servitude took several forms in the colonial period. A web site here discusses this.
Indentured servants were men and women who willingly signed a contract
in which they agreed to work for ...
- 38.7k
5
votes
Which places in the USA have been ruled by all three colonial powers, British, French, and Spanish?
Here are the results of my own research on the subject of areas of the USA which were colonized by the three major North American colonial powers.
Various groups of Amerindians (Indians or Native ...
- 19.1k
3
votes
Which places in the USA have been ruled by all three colonial powers, British, French, and Spanish?
You've probably answered your own question your way satisfactorily. However, it got me thinking about the beginning of exact dialogue in question. In fact, I think you've found something new here ...
- 118k
1
vote
Which places in the USA have been ruled by all three colonial powers, British, French, and Spanish?
West Florida
Source: Wikimedia Commons CC-By-SA 4.0
The area along the Gulf Coast from the Mississippi River eastward was settled by the French and Spanish. The French settlement in this area was all ...
- 5,275
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible