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While individual motives for exploration were mixed, the main impetus was economicβ€”the search for riches.

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To have more land to search through for riches such as gold, and many other valuable minerals

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Both were looking for a water route across North America. The French settled in Canada, Louisiana, and the English along the east coast creating the 13 colonies.

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Gold, silver, and bronze

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Passage way to Asia

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because they wanteef to

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GOLD ALL OF THE GOLD!!!!

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Q: What were the English and French looking for in North America and where did they settle?
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What were the English and French looking for in north America and where did they settle.?

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What were the English and french for in north America and where did they settle?

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Who did the English population in north America settle?

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When did the French begin to settle in North America?

1600s


What continent did the English colonies settle on?

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How did trade help to motivate the English to explore and settle?

They saw that the French and Spanish were getting rich off of trading with the Americas, so they decided to go over there too. They settled mostly because they were looking for a better life or wanted money. The land was cheaper in America, because the proprietors needed/wanted more people to settle in America so they could make more money.


The first of the English to settle in America did so for?

economic reasons.


Where did the the English settle in America?

They settled on the coast, and moved inland.


Where did English population in North America settle?

The Atlantic Seaboard.