Religion
whats the different between the spanish religion and the french and dutch empire religion
Spanish religion was the spread of both christianity and catholicism while the french was catholicism and the dutch was protestant
What were the three main motives for the French and Dutch to colonize?
locate a northwest passage, spread of Catholicism and Protestantism, and Profits
Who led the spanish military?
conquistadors
Where did the west indie company settle?
On Manhattan Island
Who was at the top of the social pyramid in spanish communities
Spainards
Who had more religious freedom? The Spanish colonies or the French/Dutch empire
French and dutch specifically the dutch empire because they granted the Jews, Quakers and Lutherans private practice
What was the motive for the Spanish Colonization?
God gold glory
where did the spanish hope to establish a military post?
In present day flordia
Who invented the joint stock market? The dutch or the french?
Dutch
who was at the bottom?
enslaved africans
How did the opinions of religion differ from the other colony.
The Spanish Believed that the Natives way of religion was unfit and the idea of heathenism. In the French and Dutch Colonoies the dutch had private practices while the french wanted an outpost for cathlocism
What played a significant role in the administration of the Spanish colonies?
The Catholic Church
What was soilders jobs?
To protect trade post.
What was thee most important commodity for the french and dutch?
the fur trade
who made up a large part of spanish population?
mestizos
How were the Spanish and French and dutch similar when it came to the ideas of religion.
Both colonies wanted to spread cathliocism.
In which colony did women have more rights compared to other colonies?
In the Dutch Colony
who controlled the fortified military
dutch west indies company
What were the spanish in search for?
Gold
Women in dutch societies were allowed to to kept their legal identity after marriage?
true
True or false? The french wanted the colony to be an outpost for catholicism
true
Which colony adopted the rules of the Native Americans?
The French
Who did the french depend on?
Friendly relations with native nations
What was the repartimento system?
Indians were legally free
What is the term "half-freedom slave"
slaves could own certain property but were still bound to their owners