Show california UNDER SPAIN trade which were deadly tc I 1 the young Col oulea i england was a careless parent hei children neglected by the mother country forced to earn their own living while yet young though having thus a sorra youth still early developed strength energy and ambition to do for themselves and be free from parental rate spain though she even fed and clothed her colonists kept stiem strictly dependent upon her for the smallest aa well as the greatest needs discouraging freedom of thought as well as action governing by a mass of rules to which was exacted implicit obedience she thus kept a strong hold upon her moat remote settlements which rendered it difficult almost impossible for the colonists to develop into independent spanish trade restrictions were hoadly to the young colonies and at length almost suicidal to the parent land no trade was allowed with other countries and only spain herself through the one port of seville where it was rigidly inspected by the house of trade that board of regulators with the narrowest ideas and instructions all commerce had to be carried in spanish vessels so why should the build ships trade between sister colonies was forbidden and no foreign vessel could enter a harbor of a spanish possession or land a man without carrying a special permit to prevent colonists trading with foreigners death and forfeiture of property were the penalties to strengthen further her peculiar trade policy spain forbade the cultivation in the colonies of auch raw products as came into direct competition with home industries the culture of hemp tobacco olives grapes in vineyard and many other articles came under this list overland monthly |