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New Europe's Results of the New Europe’s The increasing powers of traders in the diasporas cities of trade around the globe The increasing power of European nations The shifting of trade to the Atlantic Ocean Increase of technological inventions: guns and ships Gold and silver imports from the New World Slave trade Aggressive Christianity spreads

Columbian Exchange Good Bad Intercontinental trade of plants and animals Increase in food sources led to population boom in Europe. Population 1942- 500 million, current population 6.7 billion Disease and exploitation of Amerindian population Amerindian population: 1942 -33 million Within a few years of European exposure to the Amerindians only 4.5 million remained

British Colonies First settlement in Jamestown, Virginia Meant to produce gold, beaver furs, deer skin, and a passage to Asia. Failed in all of the above Even struggled to survive: 900 initial settlers in 1607-1609, only 60 remained at the end of the two years Eventually learned to grow tobacco, under British crown appointed administrators Many were indentured servants, would work for a period of time in exchange for ocean passage

British Colonies Maryland Made into a refuge for Catholics They were known for their aggressive Christian conversion of the natives. This usually resulted in murderous tactics Grew tobacco

British Colonies New England Colonies Pilgrim colony 1620 Wanted to separate from the Church of England Bound by the Mayflower Compact- established a governing body to control them Only half the 100 settlers that came survived the first year The Indian populations befriended them and taught them essential growing techniques to survive. Primarily: corn and potatoes Used fish as a natural fertilizer of the soil

British Colonies Puritans They didn’t want to separate from the Church of England, they wanted to purify it They wanted religious freedom but did not allow it for others in the colony They fought often with the Indian populations Took over much of Indian held land

The Dutch Settle an area near the Hudson River, 1624 Bought land from the Indian population on Manhattan Island. Named it New Amsterdam British took over the settlement from the Dutch in 1664 renaming it New York

British Colonies Quakers Formally known as Society of Friends Known for their pacifism Religiously tolerant

The French Settled along the Mississippi River, St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes, gulf coast by Louisiana Held half of North America

The Antipodes Australia First Australian settlement started at Botany Bay Much of the Aborigines were pushed from their lands They started to fight back, but disease and superior weaponry killed or lulled them into submission New Zealand was used more for its commodities rather than long term settlement South Africa- Dutch East India Company settled Cape Town 1652 1795 British took control of Cape Town from the Dutch