What are the three main reasons the Spanish colonized the Americas?
God, Glory, and Gold
City on a Hill
What was the main source of trading for the French colonies?
Fishing and fur trapping, specifically beaver
How did the Spanish treat their slaves and act towards the Native Americans?
Conquered the natives and used them as slaves. They were treated very brutally under their care.
How did the British treat their slaves?
They used them to work on Southern plantations
How were the relationships between the French and the Native Americans?
They had very positive relationships and helped the native in fur trading and the claiming of territory
How did the Spanish missionaries treat those they were trying to convert?
They were very forceful and stern with trying to convert others to the Christian faith of Catholicism.
To make permanent colonies in the Americas and have a safe area for religiously persecuted groups.
What religion was the French not in support of?
Protestants, they were very Catholic