1. The Struggle for North America
Chapter 3 Section 3
Objectives:
Explain why the colony of New France grew so slowly
Analyze the establishment and growth of the English colonies
Understand why Europeans competed for power in North America and how their struggle affected Native Americans

2. I. The French Claims in Canada Jacques Cartier Fur Traders New France
Discovered the St. Lawrence River
Allowed him to claim most of Present day Eastern Canada for the French
Fur Traders
Helped expand France’s claims
Quebec to Louisiana
High demand
Very profitable
Native American Alliances

3. II. The English First Settlement Plymouth, MA Colonies grow
Jamestown, VA (1607)
Failed until Tobacco
Plymouth, MA
The Pilgrims
Seeking religious freedoms (PURITANS)
Colonies grow
Due to resources
Fishing
Lumber
Farms
Cash Crops
Government
King held direct rule over the colonies

4. III. Struggling for Power
France and England are top powers
Claims
France
Canada and Central United States
Spain
Southwest United States, Texas and Flordia
England
Maintained colonies on the East Coast
French and Indian War ( )
The Seven Years’ War in Europe
The Treaty of Paris (1763)
Ended the War
French have to transfer Canada and the lands east of the Mississippi River to England
Spain (Allied with France) gives Florida to the British