2006-08-28 03:28:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Work ethic - they all believed in working very hard and not giving up. Not to mention, they couldn't easily go back.
2006-08-28 03:31:38 · answer #1 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People came to North America seeking religious freedom.
They had the judeo-christian ethic (and were not exactly the way the revisonist historians in hollywood depict) and did their best to model their societies after it.
People went to South America searching for gold.
You will know a tree by the fruit that it bears.
2006-08-28 10:48:16 · answer #2 · answered by fuddlynn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were stuck in a situation without a means of escape. Many did not survive.
2006-08-28 10:32:29 · answer #3 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was their ability to use their credit cards wisely and run up big debts.
2006-08-28 10:30:37 · answer #4 · answered by bonzo the tap dancing chimp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their willingness to exploit natives.
2006-08-28 10:30:34 · answer #5 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋