Settler Colonies In North America

Question 1

which european states established colonies along the East Coast of the United States?

Answer 1

English

Question 2

Why was life very difficult in these early settlements?

Answer 2

• settlers did not expect to have to farm
• they thought they could live by producing valuable fur, pitch, tar, lumber, silver, gold
• relied heavily on supplies ships from Europe
• depended in indigenous for food

Question 3

how were the French and English colonies DIFFERENT from those who lived in the Iberian territories (Spanish/Portugal territory) in ADMINISTRATION?

Answer 3

• I exploration=royal backing
• FE exploration=private investors

so…

• FE individuals had more control over colony affairs than I
• no viceroys of audiencias
• the English colonies had own assemblies and influenced the voice for royal governor (still had some royal authority though)

Question 4

How were the native of the French and English colonies different from those who lived in the Iberian territories?

Answer 4

• FE indigenous had formed dozens of distinct societies
• I indigenous (Aztecs and Incan) had large centralized states
• FE migrated (hunting)= so they didn’t claim territory
• I settled

Question 5

How did the English justify the occupation of lands previously held by natives?

Answer 5

–said they made productive use of the land whereas the natives used it as a hunting park
(settlers didn’t know that they hunted for survival, they thought it was a pastime)

Question 6

Compare the conflict between Europeans and natives in: North America vs in Latin America.

Answer 6

NORTH AMERICA:

• clash with hunting grounds of natives
• the natives didn’t like treaty and English law so they raided and massacred
• the English raided them back
• in the end, they died from disease

LATIN AMERICA:
-the Spanish and Portuguese conquered the Aztecs and Incan without much fight back