Clear Targets 8.8

Describe how geography, religion, and economics played a role in French settlement of North America.

European Rivalry in North America

French in North AmericaWhy:

Major goal was to convert Native Americans to Christianity

French enjoyed the rich fur trading of CanadaTraded with Native Americans

Huguenots (French Protestants) came for religious freedom

French in North AmericaWhere:

Great Lakes region and Canada

British in North AmericaSettled along the east coast along rivers to

utilize for tradeSought economic gain from colonies for the

mother country (mercantilism) and landBritish colonies were separate from each

other and rarely interactedFocused on own affairs

DiscussionConsidering where French and British

territory was, what issues may arise?

How might colonists in the 13 colonies react to these issues between Britain and France?

Who else may be impacted by this conflict?

Native AmericansConflict was common

King Philip’s War: Native attacks against colonists

Native Americans upset over ideas of private property Natives did not believe land could be owned,

angered by colonists claiming land

Native AmericansAs European nations dominated North

America, Natives began forming alliancesIroquois Confederacy: organization of

Native American tribes under one governmentAllied themselves with British

Huron Indians populated the Great LakesAllied themselves with France