French, Dutch, and English Settlements

Flashcards about the French, Dutch, and English settlements in the Americas

Who founded the Company of the Isles of the Americas in 1635 to promote French colonization?

Cardinal Richelieu

Which islands were the French successful in settling in 1635?

Guadeloupe and Martinique

What was the principal focus of the Dutch in the Americas, as opposed to establishing plantation colonies?

Trade

Name three small islands that the Dutch settled to provide port facilities for their trading vessels.

Saba, St. Eustatius, and Curacao

In which mainland colonies did the Dutch establish plantations?

Essequibo, Demerara, Berbice, and Suriname

By what treaty did the Dutch gain recognition of their colonies from Spain in 1648?

Treaty of Munster

By what treaty were the English settlements recognized by Spain in 1670?

Treaty of Madrid

By what treaties did the French gain recognition for Guadeloupe, Martinique, and St. Domingue?

Treaty of Ratisbon and Treaty of Rysurick

What was the principal activity of the earliest buccaneers operating out of Tortuga?

Hunting cattle and selling hides and tallow

Name a buccaneer who attacked key Spanish towns such as Panama City and Cartagena.

Henry Morgan

What principle did the English, French, and Dutch use to justify their settlement in the Americas?

Principle of Effective Occupation

What mythical city attracted non-Hispanic settlers to the Guiana Wild Coast?

El Dorado

What was the first permanent Dutch settlement on the Guiana Wild Coast, established in 1613?

Kyk-over-al

Who established the first English colony in the Lesser Antilles on St. Kitts in 1623?

Thomas Warner

Who led the English expedition that captured Jamaica from the Spanish in 1655?

Robert Venables and William Penn