Compare And Contrast American And French Colonization

France colonized North America on account of the immense measure of hides they found there. The French exchanged with the Indians for hides that they then took back and sold in Europe in light of the fact that individuals were willing to pay a considerable measure of cash for hides in Europe.

New France, is a term that was used to refer to the area that the French colonized in the North America. Jacques Cartier, Samuel Champlain and other early explorers opened up new routes along St. Lawrence River to allow further exploration works into the North America territories. Champlain explored other places down to the Lake Champlain building up settling areas.

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, New Spain and New France came to the New world for two different reasons. New France came to the new world in search of a new west passage and Spain came in search of gold and religious freedom. They both wanted to spread their religious beliefs through missionaries. The Spanish were the first to establish large settlements. The Spanish had over 200 cities by 1570. The French didn’t start colonizing until 1604. The first French colony was Acadia and Quebec which came years later in 1608. The Spanish had a huge head start on colonization over New France but they both thrived in their own ways by using Natural Resources and slaves.

During the European age of expansion in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, various European nations were colonizing the newly discovered Americas. Spain and France would become prominent players in the Western Hemisphere, both conquering and colonizing new territories. However, each country had different methods of developing their colonies in the New World. Spanish and French settlements contrasted greatly with one another in terms of economic development and Native American relations.

The English and French both developed colonies in the Americas with the purpose of expanding and growing their territory. The beginning of the England’s colonization in America started with James I and Charles I’s religious forces pushing for a civil war. The English were happy to ship Puritans and Catholics across the sea. So those who were unhappy at home, had the opportunity to go live in a new place that accepted their religious beliefs (Jones, 36). While the beginning of France’s colonization in America began in the 1600s, after France’s domestic situation improved, King Henry IV decided it was time to build colonies within the Americas. Both nations had difference in their ways of governing, developing relationships with Indians, and handling the demand for labor in the New World.

The French empire had a slow start in starting their expansion in the New World (Brands 20). It first started out with Giovanni da Verrazzano, then a failed attempt with Jacques Cartier in 1524, and finally a successful journey was made in 1608 by Samuel de Chaplain (Brands 20 & PowerPoint). With the cold weather, it was hard for the French who established themselves in Quebec (founded by Chaplain) to find enough animals with thick furs to supply the demand of furs. Instead of isolating, and eliminating the Native Americans like the English did, the French took a different approach. The French saw Native Americans as allies, starting the trading business of

European colonization of the New World began during the European age of exploration and following the discovery of resources in the New World. The various motives of the Spanish, British, and French imperialists were reflected in the political, economic, and social changes that occurred in the areas each government claimed. These changes are very distinctive and led to drastic changes in their respective areas.

Hello, Vicente. I agree with your point of view, French colonist managed better than English their relationship with local tribes. Mutual agreements and economical benefits with fur trade and military alliances. One of the remarks on the History of US book reflects the real interest of French people on know Indian customs, the book states “they (French) even send men to live with the Indians to study their culture to build better relations”. I can imagine the building of trust between the two parts, with respect for each one culture. If that approach were kipped for longer, without confrontation, probably the end result would be a more cultural reach today America.

The New World opened many opportunities to the Europeans. Although everyone country that came to America wanted to conquer land, they also had many different motives on what they wanted The New World to provide for them. The Spanish, French, and British all had different motives for conquering The New World, while some worked and some didn’t.

The Spanish, British, and French were just three of the many European countries who came to the Americas. However, the three of them did not have all the same goals, with this newly discovered land. On the surface it may seem that the three countries just wanted to expand their empires, and make new settlements, but there was other motives to moving to the Americas, and some of them were not too great.

The history of Colonial North America focuses predominantly on the endeavors of England, France, and Spain to subdue the native populace and gain control of the continent. European colonist crossed the Atlantic for various reasons, and the countries from which they came approached colonization differently. How each European nation approached colonization directly affected many aspects of life in their respective colonies. These different approaches included the relationship with Native Americans, local governmental structure, locations of the colonies themselves, economic activities, religion, and even population growth. Each colony approached these areas differently creating both advantages and disadvantages that seriously affected their

French, English, and Dutch start colonies in North America. Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec. New France a French colony in North America includes Great lakes and Mississippi river valley. New France is very large but has few inhabitants. Main activity of the colony is the fur trade.

The factors that allowed small numbers of Europeans to dominate vast areas throughout the world were naval power and a large central government. Naval power, guns, and cannons gave a large military advantage to the Europeans over the Indigenous peoples who were fighting with sticks. The large central government helped the Europeans conquer vast areas because they were able to send many ships and soldiers, which defeated the less

When the French came to the New World, they went further up north to Canada rather than staying in the south like the Spanish. When they found the natives, they were friendly with the natives and respected them. The French learned the natives’ language, and taught the natives their language. The French showed the natives their religion, and a good deal of the natives converted to Christianity. Considering that most of the French were men that travelled to the New World, they would marry the newly Christian women, and have families with them. The natives also helped the French with their fur trading business, showing them where to go to obtain the fur. The French people were the most accepting of the natives and their cultures than the other countries that travelled to the new world.

The Spanish Empire originated during the Age of Discovery, after the voyages of Christopher Columbus. The Spanish people colonized a great amount of land in South America, as well as some land in North America. They invaded the land of the native americans, treating them in an unfriendly and violent manner when they arrived. The effects of colonization on the native populations in the New World were mistreatment of the natives, harsh labor for them, and new ideas about religion for the spaniards.