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THe main reason for settlement in America was fur trade and land developement

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They wanted religious freedoms.

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Q: Which was the main reason French and Dutch settlers started colonies in North America?
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Which was the reason french and dutch settlers started colonies in north America?

They wanted religious freedoms.


What was the main reason french and dutch started colonies in North America?

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.


What parts of America were colonized by French settlers?

French colonies were established in Canada, Acadia, around the Great Lakes, Louisiana and islands in the Caribbean.


What is the main reason French and Dutch settlers started colines in North America?

They wanted to govern themselves.


What do you call french protestant settlers in South Carolina colonies?

Huguenots


Comparing French Dutch and English colonies which ones attracted the most settlers and which the fewest?

french


Approximately how many french settlers were in north America at the time of the war between the English and the french (1754-1763)?

80,000, spread out over an area twenty time the size of the English colonies


Which settlers were few while the British settlers were many By the middle of the 1700s in North America?

The French settlers.


Who was fighting in the French Indian war?

France and England were fighting world wide for supremacy. In North America the French and Native American allies fought against the British army and English settlers in the 13 colonies.


Why was settlement in french America slower than in English colonies?

the French settlements in North America was slower than English colonies because the English colonies had more slaves


In 1750 the country that posed the most serious threat to the English colonies in the north America was?

France and or Spain but, France was a bigger threat.In 1750 the country that posed the most serious threat to the English colonies in North America was France and or Spain, but France was a bigger threat. In the 1770's is when Spain started taking over the European (french) colonies in North America. But, in 1750 it was France.


French and Indian Wars which side did the settlers of the original 13 colonies support?

british