Age of exploration

The French

•Settled in present day Northeast United States and Canada

•Named Louisiana after King Louis XIV

•Concerned with finding furs & fish

•Established peaceful relations with Native Americans

The Spanish

• Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492

• Spanish conquered the Incas & Aztecs, in present-day Central America

In search for the "3 G's" Gold Glory God

• Convert Native Americans to Christianity or enslave

• Settled in the present-day Southwestern portion of the United States

The Dutch

• Searching for the mythological Northwest Passage

• Concerned with fur trade and fishing

• Settled in the Northeastern portion of the United States

All Nations

•Competing for dominance in the new world

•Looking for various forms of wealth

...and then came

the British...