Settle North America: Ch. 4 sec. 2 European Nations Settle North America: Ch. 4 sec. 2

Three Nations Colonize France, England, and Netherlands Colonizing Eastern half of Canada, and eastern U.S. to Mississippi River (N and S U.S) Reasons to be there differed with each country

New France Explorers: Verranzzano, Cartier, Father Marquette, and Louis Joilet The French went down the St. Lawrence river, explored the great lakes, went down the Mississippi

New France facts Large sized territory but no population: 65,000 settlers by 1760 Fur trading very profitable for the French Capital of New France was city on St. Lawrence River named Quebec Another city was on an island named Mount Royal (Mont Real); Montreal Families not settling New France, young single men in the fur trade were. Not as attached to the land.

English Settling Started in 1606, King James chartered a settlement. Jamestown, in Virginia was established in 1607 Nearly everyone starved to death More interest in gold than planting crops Eventually, food is produced; Tobacco discovered as cash crop

Religious SettleMent: Puritains Puritains: Protestants who wanted to live in Theocracy Took Mayflower to Massachusetts Puritain colony was more successful sooner Religious and family motivation different from Jamestown

The Dutch Move in They commission Brit, Henry Hudson to explore lands for them Among other places, finds the Hudson River and establishes 2 places in present day New York Fort Orange (Albany), and New Amsterdam (New York City) Slow to populate colony

Caribbean & Brits vs Dutch During this period, the islands of the Caribbean are claimed French: Haiti & Martinique Brits: Barbados and Jamaica Dutch: Antillies and Aruba Britain had claims north and south of New Netherland Duke of York was sent to kick the Dutch out. The Dutch surrendered without a fight: New Amsterdam became New York

Seven Years/French-Indian War This conflict decided who’d stay in North America Called French-Indian War Part of the world wide 7 years war between Britain and France French and Indians teamed together but British win entire war

Map of British conquests in N. America

Britain’s Indian Problem While the French and Dutch got along w/tribes, British settlers did not. British came to settle N. America, the other two countries sent less people and it was temporary British settlers often came because of religious beliefs. They believed Indians to be heathens Settling the land meant farming it. This required the British to relocate Indians. Not Popular

Disease: Just Like in S. America, it Decimated tribes in North America Ex: The Massachusett Tribe goes from 24.000 to 750