Chapter 06 - The Duel for North America‚ 1608-1763 I. France Finds a Foothold in Canada Like England and Holland‚ France was a latecomer in the race for colonies. It was convulsed in the 1500s by foreign wars and domestic strife. In 1598‚ the Edict of Nantes was issued‚ allowing limited toleration to the French Huguenots. When King Louis XIV became king‚ he took an interest in overseas colonies. In 1608‚ France established Quebec‚ overlooking the St. Lawrence River. Samuel de Champlain
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regarding the relationship between Britain and the North American colonies. A large scale war‚ taxes‚ and revolts all played a part in the hostilities between the two nations. Economics‚ however‚ may have been the spark that started the fire between the two nations‚ and might perhaps be the most significant cause of the future conflicts between the North American colonies and Great Britain. The French and Indian war was fought from 1754-1761 primarily between the French with Indian allies and Britain
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The North and the South grew different way in Civil war. In the South‚ there were mostly farmers. There weren’t many skilled workers that why manufacturing was not much. But in the North there were a lot of manufacturing and wealthy people‚ they had a lot of skilled workers. During the Civil War‚ there were some advantages and disadvantages between South and North. Few advantages in the South were able to fight on it large homeland‚ they had best military leaders‚ they encouraged young males to
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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
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In 1607 the first British colony was founded in North America and settled in Maryland and Virginia. This colony‚ known as the Chesapeake Bay colony‚ was colonized and settled by the English men of Anglican Church beliefs. Later in 1630 a wave of English men‚ women and children settled in the areas of Main‚ Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island ‚ Connecticut and Vermont who were all believers of Puritanism. This colony was named the New England colony. In spite of both colonies being settled
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The Challenges to Spanish Colonization in the Borderlands How did the Spanish establish colonies on the borderlands? While France and England were building colonies in North America‚ Spain’s colonies in the Americas were already hundreds of years old. The Spanish established colonies on the borderlands by building missions‚ presidios‚ and pueblos. Early in the 1500s‚ Spanish explorers reached Florida‚ but at first they did not build permanent settlements. Fearing that France might take over the
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England and the Chesapeake Colonies were two very distinct colonies. The colonist came to the Americas in order to escape religious toleration and economic prosperity. As time passed the colonist were changed by their different surroundings. Although the New England and Chesapeake colonies both had English immigrants‚ they differentiated due to economic‚ social‚ and religious causes. In contrast the colonies were very different societies. There is many differences between the New England and the Chesapeake
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causes to British imperialism‚ some being political‚ social or economic. In addition‚ some of the British conquests were beneficial‚ yet some were not and left harmful impressions on the dominated areas. Great Britain expanded their empire for many reasons. Mainly‚ their imperialistic motive was economic. The English exported goods to India mainly so they could gain money for themselves. They primarily sold cotton‚ oil‚ yarn‚ Iron‚ steel‚ tools‚ machinery and locomotives. The British took advantage
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In 1765 the British Parliament began the battle that would soon escalate into something much bigger than England and the Amercian Colonist combined. It all began on March 22‚ 1765 when the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act. The act included a tax on every piece of printed paper.These include birth certificates‚ legal documents‚ newspapers‚ licenses‚ even playing cards. During the time of the Stamp Act‚ the parliament was going through a difficult time with war debt. They were just coming
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The history of North American white indentured servants was as long as the entire North American colonial history. May 1607‚ London sent the first group of settlers to North America‚ built the James Town. The number of first group immigrants was 105‚ including the white indentured servants. Just in decades later‚ a large-scale importation of white indentured servants was filling the town. Initially‚ the Europeans tried to get workforce from indigenous Indians of North America. They had tried every
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