Standard 4-2 Notes The colonies of New Spain, New France and the ...

Standard 4-2 NotesThe colonies of New Spain, New France and the English colonies in NewEngland, the Middle colonies and the Southern colonies developed theireconomics, religious emphasis, government and life styles as a result of thepeople who migrated to these lands and the geographic region that they settled.Colonists from England, France and Spain all had very different cultures thatthey brought to America from their motherland.English ColoniesThe English colonists settled along the Atlantic coast of North America for bothReligious freedom and Economic Opportunity.

Trade in the EnglishColoniesSouthern coloniesexported cash crops.Middle colonies exportedfood to the Caribbean.New England exportedlumber and built ships.Religion in the EnglishColoniesMostly ProtestantGovernment in theEnglish ColoniesEstablished colonialassemblies andgoverned themselves.The English colonies were divided into three regions: New England, MiddleColonies and Southern Colonies. Label them with the names of each colonyand with region they belong to.

French ColoniesFrench colonists settled Quebec on the Saint Lawrence River and along theMississippi River to set up a fur trade with the Native Americans so they couldsell to Europe for profit. The French government didn't allow religious dissentersto settle in their colonies.Trade in New France Religion in New France Government in NewFranceDeveloped fur trade withthe local NativeAmerican TribesConverted NativeAmericans toCatholicismAbsolute Monarch, littleself-governmentMany wars were fought between colonists and Native Americans who wereresistant to losing their land. When the French took over the Ohio River Valley,the colonists and British went to war to protect their claims. Many NativeAmericans fought on the side of the French. Native Americans were not asthreatened with the French because they didn't require as much land for cropsas the English had. Native Americans hoped helping the French would protectmore of their land. Later when the French lost control of their colony to theBritish, the Native Americans lost the land they had found to protect.Spanish ColoniesSpanish Colonists explored the Southern and South Western parts of NorthAmerica in their search for gold. Saint Augustine (in today's Florida) and SantaFe (in today's New Mexico) were established as indentured servants whereNative Americans worked to a profit for the Spanish.