yes
Trade
In North America,
In North America,
In North America,
no
They did this to trade furs with Native Americans.
to trade valuable resourses
The main reason French and Dutch settlers start colonies in North America was the abundance of natural resource. The land was rich with just about everything from trees to food and minerals.
They wanted religious freedoms.
Spain, France and England
being stupid
Pymouth was one of the many English colonies that settled in the North America's and in my opinion, the best French and Dutch colony ever.