Differences between the British perspective and Spanish perspective...

Differences between the British perspective and Spanish perspective affect Florida life by making distinct classes or a more melting pot community. Spanish frontier Florida shaped a multicultural Florida since slaves were allowed to come to Spanish territory and prove they believe in the Catholic Faith and God through converting. Once they converted they were allowed to be free, own property and live like the Spanish settlers for the most part. Unlike in British frontier Florida where there wasn’t a way out of the slave system therefore leaving slaves to live in their own communities drawing up this difference in race and society. Life in the British Florida was a life that only benefited the white way of life with African slaves doing the grunt work to better the lives of their masters. This view in the British life caused a more worrisome lifestyle where they held a fear of losing control of these slaves that do everything for them. Spanish life brings a communal society that slaves would never be able to obtain otherwise in the new land. This community that was built allows a calmer perspective with less fear of conflict within their communities to be built up. Spanish continually had a higher tolerance and ability to work more peacefully to build their communities and made connections with the slaves and even Indians rather than conflict.