French & Dutch

Quebec

Founded by Samuel de Champlain as a fur-trading colony

Peter Stuyvesant

Took over new Sweden, expanded the colony, and defended New Amsterdam with a wall (Wall St.)

Patroonships

Large, feudal estates established by wealthy individuals (patroons) who received the land from the Dutch for settling at least 50 families

Friendly relations with the natives

They were religiously tolerant and welcoming non-Dutch immigrants. They viewed natives as business partners for fur trade rather than enemies or subject to Christianity

Allied with Algonquian

French depended on alliances with the Algonquians leading to conflicts like the Beaver Wars with the Iroquois as both sides traded for firearms

Jesuit relations

French Jesuit missionaries labored to convert Native peoples to Catholicism. Converter: Kateri Tekakwitha

Commercial colonies for fur trade

New Netherlands, Beverwijck

Built “wall” in Wall Street

Built by Peter Stuyvesant to defend New Amsterdam

Samuel de Champlain

Founded Quebec as a fur-trading post

Little interest in populating

Interest was on fur-trade

Fort Caroline

French threat eliminated by Spanish to establish St. Augustine

New Amsterdam

Wall Street, Peter Stuyvesant

Settled Manhattan and Long Island

Established to develop fur trade