The Spaniards became the foremost European nationals to establish foreign territories. They established massive empires, from the present day west coast of America through the Caribbean islands, to South America. They were interested in gold bars, silver and other valued metals which they smuggled out to Spain and stored like personal possessions. This increased their might in Europe, prompting other nations to search for colonies of their own. Their model of governance laid emphasis on forced labor before their government changed tact and took to establishing haciendas, by accumulating vast tracts of land (Ayers, Gould, Oshinsky & Soderlund 34). The French arrived and made contact with natives under the pretext of friendship, before converting them and taking over their land in search of precious metals. They initially settled in the present day Quebec, before taking up expansion of their territories. Similarly, the Dutch had a similar mode of transaction. It should be noted that all these nations gave prominence to the trade of precious metals and had immigrants providing labor in their farms (Ayers et al., 35). In spite of harboring the same intentions, the main difference was that English settlers were willing to establish permanent settlements in these territories. It should also be noted, that the Englishmen bore no qualms about emigrating in large numbers, in a bid to escape religious persecution back at home, while the other nations send pockets of explorers and servicemen to champion their course. It has also been reported that the population in England was growing at alarming rates; hence there was scarcity of land. Most merchants had also evicted their farmhands, fortified their premises and shifted their focus to sheep rearing. This was carried forward with the optimism of profiting from the flourishing wool trade. The young and jobless citizens inevitably had to leave in order to make ends meet (Ayers et al., 38). Socially, a difference in ideologies is believed to be the main cause of this occurrence. It is believed that the widespread emigration to America had come to an end in the 16 th century. Subsequently, the purist, reformist and cavalier emigrations had ceased; hence there was little influence from the British culture in these colonies. This implied that ideological shifts occurred. People instituted new governance structures which were entirely different from those in England (Griese 7). England’s economy was significantly affected by the wars waged against the French and Indians. This forced them to slap additional levies on all their colonies abroad. As a result, the American colonies sought alternative methods of processing their raw materials internally. This move helped them reduce the taxes paid for access to ports and other facilities. This additional revenue helped them establish economic empires of their own hence the creation of self-sustaining economies. In addition, the English society had bureaucratic systems, which did not give people equal opportunities at gaining wealth. In the colonies, every male was either given a parcel of land to cultivate or allowed a free hand to engage in a business venture of his choice (Griese 10). Geographically, America is a