1. Section 2 European Nations Settle North America
Chapter 20
Section 2
European Nations Settle North America

2. Other European Claims in North America
French
English
Dutch

3. Explorers Establish New France
Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec
New France - French colony in North America
New France includes Great Lakes and Mississippi River valley

4. A Trading Empire New France is very large but has few inhabitants
Main activity of the colony is the fur trade

5. Beaver Pelts and More

6. The English Arrive in North America
The First English Colony
King James permits investors to start North American colony
1607 – colonists found Jamestown – English settlement in Virginia

7. The Settlement at Jamestown
Early years very difficult
Many die, but settlement takes hold

8. Puritans Create a “New England”
Pilgrims – group persecuted for religion – found Plymouth in 1620
Puritans – group seeking religious freedom – settle in Massachusetts
Many families in Massachusetts colony, which begins to grow

9. The Dutch Found New Netherland
1609 – Henry Hudson explores waterways for Dutch
Dutch claim land, found New Netherland – now Albany and New York City
Dutch focus on fur trade; welcome settlers from other lands

10. Colonizing the Caribbean
European nations also start colonies in Caribbean
Large cotton, sugar plantations worked by enslaved Africans

11. The Struggle for North America
The English Oust the Dutch
New Netherland splits northern, southern English colonies
1664 – English force Dutch colonists to surrender control
1750 – about 1.2 million English settlers in 13 colonies

14. England Battles France
English settlers, pushing west, collide with French possessions
French and Indian War – part of Seven Years’ War – begins 1754
1763 – France loses to Britain, gives up its American colonies

15. Native Americans Respond
A Strained Relationship
French and Dutch fur traders get along well with Native Americans
English settlers and Native Americans disagree over land, religion

16. Settlers and Native Americans Battle
Hostility often breaks out into war
Native American ruler Metacom launches attacks on colonists in 1675
Natives Fall to Disease
Wars are less deadly to Native Americans than European diseases
Colonists use enslaved African to work in place of Native Americans