<Tab/>The early colonial empires of Portugal, Spain, and England parallel each other in many different aspects. However, each empire has specific unique characteristics that create there individual legacies. Their motives varied economically and spiritually. These varying factors lead to different relations with the Native Americans and Africans. Yet, each country possesed the idea that their culture was superior to the Indians and Africans, and desired to colonize areas that were …
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…Africans varied in many ways. Spain and Portugal's imperialist patterns were very different. Spain focused their imperialist efforts in the Americas, while Portugal focused mostly in Africa. The English had characteristics of both colonial empires, but still was very unique.The mixing of cultures and colonial expansion forever changed history. Imperialism led to the increase of travel around the world and furthered the already prevalent European dominance in the world. <Tab/>