European nations settle north america
European Nations Settle North America
Competing Claims in North America
The French, English and Dutch established colonies in North America
Explorers Establish New France
Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian in the service of France. In 1524 he sailed to N/A in search of sea route to the Pacific
Verrazano discover the New york harbor
Frenchman Jacques Cartier reached a gulf off the eastern coast of Canada that led to a broad river ( St. Lawrence)
He also found the island Mont Real, which later became known as Montreal
Samuel de Champlain, sailed up the St. Lawrence with about 32 colonists. They founded Quebec, New France
The French penetrated the N/A continent.
In 1673, French Jesuit priest Jacques Marquette and trader Louis Joliet expired the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi River.
10 years later, Sieur de La sale explored the lower Mississippi.
He named it Louisiana in honor of the French king,
1700s, New France covered much of what is now the Midwestern U.S and eastern Canada
A trading Empire
France’s N/A empire was immense.
1760, the European population of New France had grown to only 65,000. Large number of French colonists had no desire to build towns or raise families
These settlers included Catholic Priests who sought to convert Native Americans. (Young single men engaged in what had become New France’s main economic activity, the fur trade)
France: not interested in occupying territories
English Arrive in North America
The explorations of the Spanish and French inspired the English
In 1606, a company of London investors received from King James a charter to found a colony in N/A.
About 4 months later, 1607, the reached the coast of Virginia. (
The named the settlement Jamestown in honor of the king
The settlement at Jamestown
The colony’s start was disastrous. Te settlers were more interested in finding gold than in planting crops.
7 out of ppl die because of hunger, disease, battles
Jamestown became
Competing Claims in North America
The French, English and Dutch established colonies in North America
Explorers Establish New France
Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian in the service of France. In 1524 he sailed to N/A in search of sea route to the Pacific
Verrazano discover the New york harbor
Frenchman Jacques Cartier reached a gulf off the eastern coast of Canada that led to a broad river ( St. Lawrence)
He also found the island Mont Real, which later became known as Montreal
Samuel de Champlain, sailed up the St. Lawrence with about 32 colonists. They founded Quebec, New France
The French penetrated the N/A continent.
In 1673, French Jesuit priest Jacques Marquette and trader Louis Joliet expired the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi River.
10 years later, Sieur de La sale explored the lower Mississippi.
He named it Louisiana in honor of the French king,
1700s, New France covered much of what is now the Midwestern U.S and eastern Canada
A trading Empire
France’s N/A empire was immense.
1760, the European population of New France had grown to only 65,000. Large number of French colonists had no desire to build towns or raise families
These settlers included Catholic Priests who sought to convert Native Americans. (Young single men engaged in what had become New France’s main economic activity, the fur trade)
France: not interested in occupying territories
English Arrive in North America
The explorations of the Spanish and French inspired the English
In 1606, a company of London investors received from King James a charter to found a colony in N/A.
About 4 months later, 1607, the reached the coast of Virginia. (
The named the settlement Jamestown in honor of the king
The settlement at Jamestown
The colony’s start was disastrous. Te settlers were more interested in finding gold than in planting crops.
7 out of ppl die because of hunger, disease, battles
Jamestown became