Spanish
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Catholic monarchy
15th to 19th century
Florida to New
Mexico and
southward
Santa Fe 1610
establish
Phillip II
Used imperial gains
to amass an
invincible armada
of ships
First VERY
successful colonial
power in
colonization efforts
Netherlands and
Caribbean’s in
control as well
All colonization
efforts funded by
king and queen of
France
Sugar plantations =
economic serge =
slavery
French
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Quebec, 1608
established
Louisiana and
Canada under their
control
Wanted to exploit
the resources the
resources
Controlled fur trade
Native peoples and
French traded
together
Natives added
French in fur trade
o N: fur
F: luxury
goods
Initially bracing the
shore of St.
Lawrence river
Very good
relationship with
the natives
Ver small in
numbers but later
had a population
boom AFTER New
France declared
royal province
English
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Jamestown, 1607
established
Protestant
Irish and Spanish
vs. English,
English win
Stole Spanish
treasure, gained
4,600% of profit
First English
colonization
attempt FAILED
3milllion 1550
4million
1600
Sheep grazing
properties and farm
land was being sold
Colonization
funded by joint
stock companies
Virginia company
Tobacco
plantations start to
sprout up, gained
immense amount of
profit from tobacco
Population and
economic boom
Mansions, manors,
farmers, slaves
All
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All European powers
English and Spain “technically” at peace
English and Spain singed a peace treaty in 1604
All had a civilization increase in overall standards to decrease in amount of land controlled
French and Spain did NOT want to make their colonization/occupy the world for long term.