HIST 2055 Chapter : 9 4 12
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The french in north america: samuel de champlain sent by crown (louis the xiv) to establish fir trade monopoly in acadia (modern nova scotia); acadians aka the. This led eventually to french and indian war, when french were forced to abandon their claims to canada: jean colbert, something about french expansion, colonial. At the mouth of the mississippi, it was from the start the south"s trade. Mecca: many slaves were being imported from the caribbean; there was a lot of crime, slavery became a symbol of wealth in la. Dutch new amsterdam: short-lived colony (1609-1664) extended from manhattan up the. Hudson river to albany: all towns have dutch names, great trading port; fur trade, englishman henry hudson was hired by the dutch east india. Company (royal monopoly) to find river route to pacific (and india: dutch governors undertook wars in 1630s and 40s to contest. English power in connecticut, but otherwise showed little vision for the colony.
