13 Colonies
What was the first permanent colony that the English built
Jamestown
What did French occupy within 200 years after crossing the Atlantic
Which Colonies were organized for profit and commercial ventures
Virginia and New York
What countries had colonies in North America by the 1600s
Britain, France, Spain, and the Netherlands
Where did Britain and France clashes often ignite conflicts
In the Caribbean, North America, India, and Africa
What prosecuted English group landed at Plymouth
Pilgrims
What was New France
French claims in Canada
What Colonies were set up as safe havens for persecuted religious groups
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Maryland
What did France claim?
Present day Canada and some of present day central United States
What sparked the French and Indian war
The fact that British colonies were pushing West onto the Ohio valley which was land claimed by the French
What are pligrims
English protestants who rejected the Church of England and sought religious freedom rather than commercial profit
Who began exploring the coast line of eastern Canada and discovered the Saint Lawrence river
Jacques Cartier
Georgia and South Carolina were gifts from who to loyal supports
the king
What did the Spanish claim
Who allied with the French in the French and Indian War and why
What did the pilgrims have to sign before coming ashore of the Plymouth colony
Mayflower Compact
Who helped the French explorers and fur traders gradually travel inland
Native American allies
In the middle colonies farmers grew what?
Large quantities of grain
What did the English and Dutch claim
colonies along the East coast
During the war, what did British soldiers and colonial troops start launching?
A series of campaigns against the French in Canada and o the Ohio frontier
What was the Mayflower Compact
Who tried to convert the Native Americans to Christianity that they met
Jesuits and other missionaries
Southern colonies had what kind of economy emerge
Who owned the most land in North America
The Native Americans
What ensured British Dominance in North America and ended French and Indian war?
The Treaty of Paris