How Did Spain Influence The Development Of New France
-New France
· 1698 - exploration led by Samuel de Champlain
o Settlements by Quebec along the St. Lawrence River
· Befriended many tribes
o Montagnais + Hurons = tribes that allied with French
· Alliances with tribes in the St. Lawrence led to battles with the Iroquois
o France played an effective role in keeping peace to ensure the security of New France
· Jesuits- missionaries that forced Christianity down the Indian’s throats
-Development of New France
· King Louis XIV disbanded the Company of New France and ruled the colony directly
· Ruled by two royal appointees:
o A governor in charge of military and diplomatic affairs
o Intendant who oversaw colonial finances and the judicial system
· Rumors of Canadian Winters and Indian Surprise attacks led to a low rate of population growth
-Dutch Trading
· Dutch exploration driven by profit
· 1600 - Dutch = leading economic power in Europe
· Amsterdam was a key financial capital
o Bank of Amsterdam founded in 1609
· Bulk goods shipped from the Baltic countries:
o Grain, salt, lumber, fish
· Mediterranean luxury products:
o Sugar, dyestuffs, wine
· 1602
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They also had a vast territory to administer stretching from Hudson Bay in Canada to the Mississippi River. Spain began to establish settlements in California in 1769, but these were too weak to cause any contention. France would be eager for revenge and inhabitants in acquired territories might prove to be disloyal to the British and cause conflict. England had the challenge of setting up government in the new territories. Taxed colonists horribly Proclamation of 1763: Established Civilian governments in East and West Florida, but Canada remained under military rule. It temporarily forbid white settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains to keep whites and Indians separate and to make it easier to govern the
They also had a vast territory to administer stretching from Hudson Bay in Canada to the Mississippi River. Spain began to establish settlements in California in 1769, but these were too weak to cause any contention. France would be eager for revenge and inhabitants in acquired territories might prove to be disloyal to the British and cause conflict. England had the challenge of setting up government in the new territories. Taxed colonists horribly Proclamation of 1763: Established Civilian governments in East and West Florida, but Canada remained under military rule. It temporarily forbid white settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains to keep whites and Indians separate and to make it easier to govern the