Nov 28, 2014
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...