Colonizing North America (Chapter 3/Section 3)

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Colonizing North America (Chapter 3/Section 3)
Search for a Northwest Passage
Rivalries Among European Nations
New France
New Netherland
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Search for a Northwest Passage
Throughout the 1500s, England, France, and the
Netherlands all envied Spains new empire in the
Americas. They wanted their own American colonies.
All three countries sent explorers in search of a
northwest passage to Asia Waterway through or
around North America None were successful.
1610 Henry Hudson is cast adrift on Hudson Bay
as his mutinous crew sails off into the
distancehis body was never found.
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Rivalries Among European Nations
Religious differences heightened the rivalry
among European nationsthe Protestant Reformation
divided Europe into Catholic (Spain France) and
Protestant (England Netherlands).
1517 Martin Luther nails his 95 theses
(complaints) to the door of the Catholic
Churchsetting off a theological revolution that
splits apart Europe.
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European Empires in the Americas
What Country Colonized most of the Americas?
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New France
Unlike Spains American empire, New France had
little gold or silverthe French profited from
fishing, trapping (furs), and trading. The
French established friendly relations with the
Indians and traded with them. France claimed
land from the St. Lawrence River (in eastern
Canada) to the Mouth of the Mississippi River
NEW ORLEANS, the most important trading post in
N.America
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New Netherlands Dutch
Founded in 1626, the colony of New Netherland is
today known as New York. Its capital city, New
Amsterdam, is now known as New York City. Main
economic rival France, over fur trade. Both
sought alliances with rival Indian nations. The
fur trade rivalry increased Indian warfare
against European settlers and rival tribes.
1664 New Netherland Governor Peter Stuyvesant
surrenders the colony to an English naval force.
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Working Economy with the Indians

• France Dutch unlike the Spanish did not enslave
  the Natives Americans. Instead they
• - traded with the Indians for food and fur
• - exchanged goods and services
• -taught them skills
• -Married Native women
• - Missionaries Spread Religion

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European Rivals Chart (pg. 81)
Country Explorers Colonies Economic Activities Relationship with Indians
Spain Gold and Silver Mining
France
The Netherlands Henry Hudson
England