Other reasons for
colonization

 Why did England encourage people to settle in America?
What issues were going on in England?
 - Disease
 - Over population
 - Not enough land
 - Not enough jobs
 Why did colonist in America live longer than their
counterpart in England?
 - More food
 - Less pollution
 - Less disease
The Fight for North
America

 Battle for North America = France, Netherlands, and
England.
 - Colonial supremacy
 The main victor was the English after years of
fighting.
English oust the Dutch

 New Netherland was in between northern and
southern colonies of England.
 “Dutch Wedge”
 1664 – Charles II granted permission to the Duke of
York to drive out the Dutch.
 Dutch surrendered without firing a shot.
 The Duke of York claimed the colony for England
and renamed it New York.
England expands

 By 1750, about 1.3 million English settlers lived in 13
colonies stretching from New Hampshire to Georgia.
 One issue began to build up…….
 THE FRENCH!!!!
England battles France

 England wanted more land for its growing colonial
population.
 Pushed West.
 Collided with France’s North American holdings.
 France and England = long time enemies.
 #beefingharderthanbiggieandtupac
England battles France

 1754 – conflict over land claims in the Ohio valley led
to a war between the British and French.
 French and Indian War
 The war became part of a larger conflict known as
the Seven Years’ war.
 - Conflict was global in America, Europe, West
Indies and Africa.
 1763 – French surrendered their holdings in America
and the British seized control of the entire eastern
half of North America.

 What tension comes up between England and their
American colonist due to the French and Indian war?
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktkw7iSITkc
Native American
Reaction

 What did European expansion and colonization
bring the Native Americans?
 Loss of land, warfare, and disease.
 What would their reaction be to the European
settlements?
A Strained Relationship

 French and Dutch had mostly a cooperative
relationship with the Native Americans.
 - mutual benefit of fur trade
A Strained Relationship

 Some fighting occurred between the Dutch and
Natives over land claims and trading.
 For the most part Dutch and French lived peacefully
with Natives.
English/Native
Relations

 What was the difference between the English
settlements and French/Dutch settlements?
 - English wanted to populate and expand their
colonies.
 English settlers treated Natives like heathens and
agents of the devil.
 Natives picked up the same view of the white
invaders.
Fighting

 1622- Powhatan attacked and killed 350 settlers near
Jamestown.
 - Settlers struck back and killed hundreds of
Powhatan.
 1675- Native America Metacom (also known as King
Phillip) led an attack on 52 colonial villages in Mass.
 - a year of fighting the colonist came on top.