Northwest Passage
Shortcut by water across North America to Asia
France Part 2: in America
French Settlements Grow
- Jacques Cartier (France) Canada looking for passage
- no shortcut but claimed land for France
- thought he found gold and silver-sent back to France
- NEW FRANCE grew slowly
- 1660's only few thousand
- some to farm and raise kids
- others for FUR
- French Missionaries-Christianity
- Iroquois- dangerous enemy
- Explorer and businessman-Samuel de Champlain-formed first French trading post/settlement
- in today's Quebec
- trade with Natives-Huron people
- expanded the trade
- went up river with beads, knives, and metal pots to trade for FUR
- Great Lakes!!!
King Louis XIV took over
- soldiers to deal with Iroquois
- Once peace, sent families to NEW FRANCE
- France Exploration increase
- Robert de La Salle-led his men and Natives to mouth of Mississippi River!-claimed alot of land for France
- "Louisiana for KING LOUIEY!
- Today's New Orleans
Here Come the Dutch
- Netherlands another powerful country in Europe
- Dutch looking for Northwest Passage too
- Henry Hudson to look for route
- found a river!! today's Hudson River
- entered river near New York City
- Sailed North 150 miles
- shallow water=had to turn back
- no route=but rich fur-trading area
- NEW NETHERLAND
- New Amsterdam-most important
- Manhattan-big trading center
French Traders & Settlers
- Cartier=fooled!! No gold just rocks
- France gave up
- 20 years later started a settlement in Florida but Spanish destroyed it
- threw in the towel-not settling North America
Life in New Netherland
- based on commerce: the business of buying and selling
Life in New Netherland-Continued
- Population growing
- Germany, Sweden, and Denmark
- 18 languages
- North=friends, wanted furs
- South=enemy, wanted to take over land
- Fur trade, farmed, crafts people-made tools and furniture
- some hunted whales
France Part 2: in America
- Still wanted resources from N.A.
- fished in N.A. Waters
- Tough outdoorsmen went to buy valuable fur
- Beaver & other fur worth $$ in Europe for hats
Lesson 4: The French and Dutch in North America