How
did the Broad Trends in Europe (and Where These Europeans Went in the
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The colors correspond to the areas on
the Map of Colonization that are drawn with these colors.
Trait |
Spanish |
French |
English |
Dutch |
Where they went? |
Central and |
|
Atlantic sea
coast |
Area later called |
Demographics of the colonies? |
450,000 through
mid-1600s Mainly male |
15,000 by 1700 Mainly male |
Families: > 2,000 in
early 1600s 50,000 by
mid-1600s |
Families: > 300 in early
1600s |
Demographics of the colonies? (Why would ordinary people come?) |
Catholicism dominated |
Protestants lived safely in |
From the beginning, there was regularly
some group whose religion was rejected by the crown. With persecution,
families have a reason to take the risk of taking women and children across
the Atlantic and of living in a wilderness. [1] |
Although the
initial settlers were some Protestant refugees,[2]
once the Spanish–those persecuting the Protestants—were forced out of the |
Economy of colonies? |
Conquest – the
conquistadors Mining Agriculture, large
scale |
Fur trade—the coureurs de bois (runners of the woods) |
Agriculture Shipbuilding |
Fur trade Breweries Agriculture [3] |
Large landholdings? (feudal landholdings) |
Yes |
Yes, attempted but fails |
Attempted, fails
as feudalism but occurs with slavery in the South |
Yes, called
patroonships [4] |
Local governance? |
Primarily a
Spanish administration |
Primarily a French
administration |
Local governance
in the colonies, particularly in |
No, a Dutch
administration |
Missionary effort? |
Yes, sometimes by
forced conversion |
Yes, but they adapt the religion to the
Native Americans |
Some, but generally separate from the
Native Americans |
¾ |
Mix with
the native population, including intermarriage? |
Yes. Mainly a male population migrated. |
Yes. Mainly a male
population migrated. |
Rarely. Among the
reasons, migration of families in all areas but the South. |
¾ |
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[1] The English kings varied enough in religion that who was being persecuted changed. To see that for yourself, click here for the link showing the English kings and their religions reveals. (URL: http://www.cjbibus.com/http://www.cjbibus.com/1500_1700_Major_Issues_Colonization_Answers.htm)
[2] This and the remaining entries in the column are from the Oxford Companion to United States History, p. 199.
[3] This and the remaining entries in the column are from the Oxford Companion to United States History, p. 199.
[4] This and the remaining entries in the column are from the Oxford Companion to United States History, p. 199.