French & Dutch Colonization UNIT 4 APWH

What were the French and Dutch colonial holdings called?

New France and New Netherland

What are the goals of their colonial holdings?

To participate in fur trade, and establish new settlements.

What river did the French and Dutch focus on, respectively?

St. Lawrence river, Hudson river

How was the fur trade run? Why?

Valuable furs were obtained from the indigenous, then sold in Europe. Furs were pretty much extinct in Europe.

Describe the relationship between the Dutch/French and the indigenous

Dutch/French paid the natives to hunt beavers for them. Their relationship was friendlier than with the Spanish. The trade was on the terms of the natives.

How was New Amsterdam a company town? And what city did it become?

It was controlled by the Dutch West India Company, and by trade in general. It became New York.

Goals of the major European empires

1. Spain

2. France/Netherlands

3. England

1. Spain: Colonization, gold, Catholicism

2. France/Netherlands: Fur and fish trade

3. England: Plantations, religious freedom, and joint-stock companies.