North American Colonies

North America  Because of Spain’s success, other countries joined in taking over the Americas  France and England controlled many parts of North America

North America  New France  Present day Newfoundland, Canada  Traveled down St. Lawrence River  Claimed most of Canada for France  Tried to convert Natives to Christianity  Little success

North America  Population grew very slowly  Too cold  Could not farm  Began trapping and trading furs, fishing  Very profitable

North America  Louis XIV sent troops to North America  Build on power  Set up trading posts from Quebec to Louisiana

North America  English Colonies  First English colony at Jamestown, Virginia  Did not become successful until they started growing tobacco  Pilgrims  English Protestants

North America  English established thirteen colonies  Not very profitable  No gold or silver like South America  Used resources available to finally start making profit  Fishing, farming, cash crops

North America  Competition for Colonies  Countries fighting for rights to certain colonies  French and Indian War  Between France and England  Extended into Europe

North America  Treaty of Paris  Signed in 1763  England won  Ensured British dominance in North America

Atlantic Slave Trade

 One part of Triangular Trade  Linked Europe, Africa, and America  Europe to Africa  Goods- guns, cloth, cash  Africa  Traded goods for slaves

Atlantic Slave Trade  Africa to America  Slaves  Middle Passage  America  Slaves traded for sugar and molasses  Sugar and molasses traded for furs, fish, and rum  Went back to Europe

Atlantic Slave Trade  Very profitable for everyone involved  Profit worth risk of traveling  Successful port cities

Atlantic Slave Trade  Middle Passage  Enslaved Africans shackled and sent to coastal ports  European traders then purchased slaves  Shipped to America  Chained and cramped in single vessel  Three weeks to three months long

Atlantic Slave Trade  Many Africans died along the way  Disease, brutal mistreatment, suicide  Estimated 11 million Africans shipped to Americas  Another 2 million died along the way