England's Competitors in North America

Flashcards covering key terms related to England's competitors in North America, including figures, colonies, and conflicts.

Quebec

A major city and capital of New France, founded by Samuel de Champlain.

Jesuit Missionaries

Catholic religious order active in New France, attempting to convert Indigenous peoples.

New France

The area colonized by France in North America, centered along the St. Lawrence River.

Huron Indians

An Indigenous nation in North America, known for their alliance with the French.

The Beaver Wars

A series of conflicts in the 17th century over control of the lucrative fur trade, primarily between the Iroquois and other Indigenous nations/French.

New Sweden

A Swedish colony established in North America along the Delaware River, later taken over by the Dutch.

Henry Hudson

An English sea explorer and navigator who explored parts of North America for the Dutch, claiming the territory that would become New Netherland.

Columbian Exchange

The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Samuel de Champlain

A French explorer, navigator, cartographer, and soldier who founded Quebec City and is known as the 'Father of New France'.

New Amsterdam

A 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, serving as the capital of New Netherland, which later became New York City.

Peter Stuyvesant

The last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland, known for his efforts to improve the city of New Amsterdam.

Iroquois Indians

A powerful confederacy of several distinct Indigenous nations in northeastern North America, often allied with the Dutch and later the English.