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1 BIG Questions How does the geography of the US effect the different areas of the nation? What features would aid in settlement? Which features would make it harder to settle an area? Where do you think most people settled? Why?

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4 Dutch Exploration Settled New Netherlands (NY, PA, NJ, DE)
Protestant refuge Profited from fur trade Friendly relations with natives William Penn  Founder of Dutch colonies.

5 Joint-stock companies controlled colonies, The Virginia Company
English Exploration Joint-stock companies controlled colonies, The Virginia Company JAMESTOWN Indentured Servitude Needed raw materials

6 French Exploration Settled west of the Appalachian Mountains and up in through Canada Looking for gold and raw materials Later, this land will be bought from France

7 Spanish Exploration CAM: Gold & Glory
Conquistadors push north into current day southwest and Florida (Juan Ponce de Leon  how cool is that?) Begins mestizo population Florida will be purchased from France (Adams-Onis Treaty)

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