Colonizing North America Gold, God, and Glory! EQ: How did conflicts in Europe impact colonization in America?

The Big 3: Spain, France, and England Colonization - a natural outgrowth of exploration Mercantilism – colonies exist in order to benefit the mother country

Established in 1565 by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés Oldest continuously inhabited settlement in North America

King Phillip II & the Spanish Armada (1588)

The French The Pushes –Competition & Rivalry –Land = Power –Religion & Missionaries Push back the spread of Islam The Pulls - $$$ –Northwest Passage –Fishing (Newfoundland) –Fur Trade Beaver fur = “GOLD”

Key Characters (the firsts) –Kings Francis I & Louis XIV –Jacques Cartier ( ) Three trips Gulf of St. Lawrence to Montreal Initiated fur trade with friendly Huron Indians –Samuel de Champlain (1605/1616) * Cartographer Explored Eastern Canada, known as New France; founded Quebec Built up a profitable fur trade Champlain’s Routes

Key Characters (the laters) –Robert (Cavelier) LaSalle (1669/82)) Explores the Ohio River valley, upper Mississippi River, and Lake Michigan Claimed and named “Louisiana” Supply ship La Belle Death On Board La Bell … with Dr. Dirt history.net/kids/scientist.html history.net/kids/scientist.html

Settling Gone Awry: La Salle returned to France in 1683, but sailed to the New World again in 1684 with four ships, intending to start a colony in the Mississippi River Valley (the king actually wanted him to travel to the Rio Grande to take over Spanish mines, but La Salle lied and told him that the Mississippi was farther north than it is). The expedition lost a vital supply ship en route, and mistakenly landed in Matagorda Bay, near what is now Houston, Texas, where one ship ran aground. La Salle's men shot Indians who took supplies from the wrecked ship, making enemies of the local Indians. One ship returned to France with a disgruntled crew. Stranded in Texas: The French expedition built a fort at the mouth of the Lavaca River, and explored the area. The last remaining ship was wrecked by a drunken pilot in April 1686, stranding the French in Texas. The 20 men traveled up the Lavaca River, trying to locate the Mississippi River so they could follow it north into the French missions in the Great Lakes region. Most of the men in this expedition died, and the 8 survivors returned to the fort in October, On a second try, La Salle and 17 others set out (25 people remained at the fort); in a few months, a group of five mutineers shot and killed La Salle on March 19, They left his body for the animals to eat. The rest of the expedition made it to Montreal in 1688, but those at the fort were killed by the Karankawa Indians. Source: Enchanted Learning

Key Characters (the priest) Father Jacques Marquette Jesuit priest, Society of Jesus 1666 Assigned to be a missionary in the New World Became fluent in six Indian dialects and an expert in the Huron language Traveled with friend and fellow explorer, Louis Joliet Birch Bark canoes into Lake Michigan, Green Bay (Wisconsin), Mississippi River, to the Gulf of Mexico Turned around after encountering hostile Spanish territories

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