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 |
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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?) |
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Although the
initial settlers were some Protestant refugees,[1]
once the Spanish–those persecuting the Protestants—were forced out of the |
Economy of colonies? |
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Fur trade Breweries Agriculture [2] |
Large landholdings? (feudal landholdings) |
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Yes, called
patroonships [3] |
Local governance? |
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No, a Dutch
administration |
Missionary effort? |
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¾ |
Mix with
the native population, including intermarriage? |
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¾ |
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[1] This and the remaining entries in the column are from the Oxford Companion to United States History, p. 199.
[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.