North America was explored and colonized by different nations. In the north, France had established New France, a colonyColonizationColonization occurs when one country takes control of another country, territory, or people. It happens when… that was struggling to develop. The colonists were mostly French Roman Catholics, and the populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group… was mainly made up of voyageurs, coureurs de bois, Jesuits, and nuns. Although settlement was progressing slowly the French were moving west along waterways, exploring and expanding their colonyColonizationColonization occurs when one country takes control of another country, territory, or people. It happens when…, and trying to protect the territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say « belongs »… they claimed in the name of their king.During this same time the British had brought over far more settlers, and in their colonies to the south cities and towns began developing more quickly than in New France.
TradeTrade is when we buy, sell, or just exchange goods (things, foods, etc.) or services (helping… and industry developed, making the 13 colonies more and more independent as they could make their own products (such as textiles) and not rely on Britain. New York welcomed immigrants from many countries and of many religions. In Pennsylvania communities of Quakers and Mennonites settled the rich farmland outside Philadelphia. The southern plantation system required slave labour, and thousands of Africans were brought to America.
By the 1700s the British colonies had thirty times the populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group… of New France. Soon the newcomers needed more and more land.The British EmpireAn empire is group of nations or peoples ruled over by a powerful emperor, empress, or other… sought to expand their territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say « belongs »…. In Europe, Asia, the West Indies and in North America Britain and France struggled to control tradeTrade is when we buy, sell, or just exchange goods (things, foods, etc.) or services (helping… and resourcesResources are anything taken from the earth or nature that people need, use, and are « valued »…., and this led to the War of ConquestConquest is when a country, people or individual conquers another. Conquers means to defeat and take…. Also known as the Seven Years’ War, these two countries fought for control of North America, and by the time a treaty was signed in 1763 New France no longer existed. The British had won.
