North American Explorers Study Guide
Test scheduled for November 21, 2017
Study Guide for North America Explorers
Spanish:
First known Europeans to explore North America
Christopher Columbus claimed islands in West Indies for Spain
Settled colonies in Florida and the Western coast of North America
Set up missions to convert Native Americans to Christianity
Kidnapped Indians and sent them to Spain to work as slaves
French:
Came to North America searching for what they called the Northwest Passage
Marquette and Joliet explored the Great Lakes
LaSalle explored the Mississippi River Valley and claimed all of the land for King Louis, naming the territory Louisiana
Fur trade routes were created to send the Beaver fur back to France
English
Jamestown, named for King James, became the first permanent English colony in 1607
Pilgrims sailed on the Mayflower arriving in New England in 1620
The English wanted control over the Dutch fur trade, so they conquered their colony and renamed it New York
The English settlements along the Atlantic Coast became known as the 13 Colonies
Dutch
The Dutch came from the Netherlands and settled along the Hudson River
Developed the Patroon System in which large areas of land were given to settlers if they brought 50 new settlers to the colony
Governor Peter Minuit bought the island of Manhattan from the Native Americans and called it New Amsterdam
The Dutch surrendered to the English without fighting and the Island was renamed New York for the Duke of York
