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American History A
Mr. Bekemeyer
European Colonization in North America: Spanish, French, Dutch,
& British Colonies (Unit I, Segment 1 of 5)
How did the first people come to North America???
I.
Asian Migration to America
A.
B.
II.
Asian peoples migrated from Siberia (Russia) across Bering Strait to
Alaska (U.S.)
_______________________________
1.
15,000 - 30,000 years ago
2.
hunter-gathers to agriculture (villages)
America Before the Europeans
A.
B.
Before Columbus’ discover of America in 1492, North America was
dominated ________________________________
1.
__________ (in Central America) & __________ (in South
America) created large, powerful empires;
a.
Destroyed by arrival of Spanish conquistadors
2.
__________ North American Indians were hunters & gathers,
became mobile hunters after Spanish introduced __________
into North America
3.
_________________________________ North American
Indians lived in small ______________ communities & were
the first contacts with British settlers in Virginia &
Massachusetts
The Columbian Exchange
1.
Arrival of Europeans led to the introduction of new products
between North American Indians & Europeans called the
Columbian Exchange:
a.
b.
c.
North American Indians introduced _________, tobacco,
potatoes, peanuts to Europeans
Europeans introduced horses, livestock, citrus, &
_________________
An estimated _____% of North American Indians died
due to European disease
III. European Colonies in America: Spain, France, the Netherlands, &
Great Britain
A.
B.
The Renaissance and Age of Exploration
1.
During the Renaissance, a desire for new _________________
to Asia led to an Age of Exploration:
a.
Led by Spain & Portugal, explorers found new trade
routes, colonies, & people to _______________________
2.
Colonization in North America led to destruction of Native
American culture, ________________________ for Europeans,
& wealth for these nations
Four Key Explorers
1.
2.
3.
4.
C.
Vasco da Gama "found" India by sailing around Africa
Christopher Columbus “discovered” America looking for a
westward route to India
Ferdinand Magellan led first expedition to circumnavigate
globe
Samuel Champlain founded Québec after failing to find a NW
passage to India
Exploration led to permanent European colonies
III. The European Colonies in America: Spain, France, the
Netherlands, & Britain
A.
Spanish Colonies in North America
1.
Motivations:
After Columbus, Spain dominated Central & South America &
the SE & SW sections of North America
a.
b.
2.
Spanish conquistadors explored in search of gold &
silver
Missionaries converted Native Americans to __________
Government: Royal control
a.
Spanish colonies were funded & controlled by the
______________________
b.
Viceroys were sent to the colonies to serve as governors
3.
B.
Economy: Desire for wealth
a.
Used Native American & African slave labor to mine
___________ & silver
b.
Built encomiendas (plantations) to farm ______________
French Colonies in North America
1.
Motivations:
a.
After Champlain’s attempt to find a NW passage through
Canada, he founded Québec
b.
The “________________________________” included
Canada, the Mississippi River, & New Orleans
c.
___________ converted Native Americans to Catholicism
2.
Government: The French colonies were strictly controlled by
_________________________________
3.
Economy: Desire for _____________; Most French colonists
profited from the fur trade, small-scale farming, or lumbering
Society: Because the French needed furs, they were the most
__________________ with the local Native Americans
4.
C.
Dutch Colonies in North America
1.
Motivations: Dutch established _________________ as
trade center
2.
Political, Economic, Social:
a.
To attract settlers, the government allowed ____________
to immigrate
b.
As a result, New Amsterdam was one of the most ______
colonies in North America
D.
British Colonies in North America
1.
Motivations: Many different reasons
a.
b.
c.
d.
Economic: Escape poverty or gain _______________
from cash crop farming
Religious: For religious _________________ & to escape
religious persecution
Political: Fear during the English Civil War & Glorious
Revolution
As a result, the British colonies were very ____________
from each other & were never very __________________
2.
Government:
a.
The colonies differed from French & Spanish because the
British government had no desire to create a ___________
in America
b.
Britain developed a policy called ____________________
in which the colonists could create local laws & taxes in
their colonial __________________________
c.
Royal governors were sent by the king, but they had little
__________
3.
Economy & Society: The societies & economies of the British
colonies were dependent upon the reasons people settled:
a.
b.
Southern colonies, like _________________, had cash
crop economies, large _________ between rich & poor
farmers, & slave labor
New England colonies, like ___________________, were
closely connected by ________________ & families,
mostly subsistence farmers
c.
Unlike the Spanish &
French, the British colonists never
made sweeping attempts to convert,
marry, or trade with local Native
Americans, although ___________
over land were common
Closure Activity
1. (D) (B) Religious freedom
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
4. ________________________
5. ________________________
6. ________________________
7. ________________________
8. ________________________