1. Europeans Settle North America

2. Treaty of Tordesillas Other nations ignored this Treaty

3. Magellan’s Voyage Showed ships could reach Asia by way of Pacific Ocean Other nations (British, Dutch, French) tried to find a profitable trade route through North America

4. New France Giovanni da Verrazzano –Discovered New York harbor Jacques Cartier –St. Lawrence River, Montreal Samuel de Champlain –Founded Quebec, base of France’s colonial empire Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet –Explored Great Lakes and upper Mississippi River Sieur de La Salle –Explored lower Mississippi River –Named it Louisana in honor of King Louis XIV

5. French Colonies Sparsely populated –65,000 in 1760 No desire to build towns or raise families Single Men –Interested in fur trade Catholic Priests –Interested in converting Native Americans Interested in making money off land –Not occupying territories

6. English in North America Jamestown –1607, 3 ships and 100 settlers –Coast of Virginia –Named in honor of King James –Disastrous start 7 of 10 people died of hunger, disease, or battles with Native Americans –Became England’s first permanent settlement

7. Jamestown Outlook of colony improved with discovery of tobacco High demand in England turned it into a prolific cash crop

8. Plymouth 1620- Pilgrims founded 2 nd English colony in Massachusetts Sought religious freedoms because they were persecuted for their religious beliefs in England

9. Massachusetts Bay 1630 Puritans sought religious freedom from England’s Anglican Church Survived due to the numerous families

10. Dutch New Netherland Henry Hudson explored 3 waterways –Hudson River, Hudson Bay, Hudson Straight Established fur trade with Indians Built trading posts along Hudson River and Manhattan Island Dutch West India Company Colonized the region

11. Colonizing Caribbean French- Haiti, Guadeloupe, and Martinique English- Barbados, Jamaica Dutch- Netherland Antilles, Aruba Built huge cotton and sugar plantations –Very profitable Demanded large and steady supply of labor

12. Struggle for America 1750- English population was 1.2 million –In Colonies from Maine to Georgia English drove Dutch out of North America –Duke of York drove out Dutch English drove France out of Ohio River Valley –French and Indian War

13. Native Americans French and Dutch settlers –cooperative relationship due to mutual benefits of fur trade Fought over land claims and trading disputes Lived together peacefully for the most part

14. Native American Relationships English –Sought to populate their colonies Issues over land and religion –Meant pushing natives off their land –Seized land for population and to grow tobacco –Puritans viewed Native Americans as agents of the devil –Native Americans had a harsh view of European settlers as well

15. Disease Europeans brought with them several diseases –Diseases devastated the Native American population Massachusett Tribe- 24,000 in 1616 750 in 1631 750 in 1631 From South Carolina to Missouri, nearly whole tribes fell to smallpox, measles, and other diseases