1. Knowledge Connections
Vocabulary 
Cash Crop
Term
Definition
Knowledge Connections
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2. Essential Question
What were the differences between the three types of colonies created by Europeans?

3. Why build colonies? Colonies mean… Gold (Wealth)
God (Spreading religion)
Glory (Power and pride)
Geography (Land)
No nation wanted to be without colonies!

4. Three Types of Colonies
What types of colonies were there?
Mid 1700s – France, Spain, and England claimed the most land in the Americas
Each nation followed different patterns of settlement
Three Types of Colonies
TRADING POST EMPIRE
PLANTATION COLONY
SETTLER COLONY

5. What was a trading post empire?
Colonies for the purpose of trade
TRADING POST EMPIRE
France established trading posts in Canada and throughout the Mississippi Valley
Nickname of the French Empire – “ The Empire of Fish and Furs”

6. What was a plantation colony?
Locations:
Caribbean Islands
Parts of South America
Southeastern North America
PLANTATION COLONY
Large estates established to produce CASH CROPS
Products grown in order to make a profit
Many times, enslaved labor was used to work the land

7. What was a settler colony?
Attempted by all nations
Territory governed by the homeland
Goal: Attract enough people to establish a firm foothold in another land
Examples: New Netherlands (NY), Jamestown (VA), and Plymouth (MA)

8. Essential Question
What were the differences between the three types of colonies created by Europeans?

9. COLONY TYPES