Different European countries each shaped the new world in their own way…
Everyone has their own way of doing things, from taking care of financial business to taking care of their families. Throughout our history books you see many governments do what they have to do, to better the people. Each country shaped the new world with three motives. The Spanish, English, French and Dutch were motivated by the three G’s, Gold, Glory and God. They wanted to be wealthy and finding gold would do that for them. In North America the land was considered to be gold as well because land is property. Property is bought with money. To obtain glory in the new lands was to show how much control they had and also showed just how powerful they were. Bringing God …show more content…
More specifically they wanted fur to trade. They were different from the Spanish and English colonies because they did not desire to take the land as their own or create agricultural settlements but do trading with the Native Americans. They were known as the commercial colonies, as they did not encourage settlements to the new land but instead focused on the fur trade which was the basis of their colonial economy. The French government funded the voyage to North America because of the resources they wanted to gain from it. The French government maintained strict control and oversight of their colonies to make sure that their financial interests were best served. The Dutch did utilize the Joint Stock Company to fund the colonies, but the Dutch government paid for it as well. The Dutch and French colonies got along with the natives better than other European countries. The French were eager to spread Christianity to the natives, but did so in a non-aggressive way. They did not want to suppress all traditional structures and religious practices. Dutch prided themselves in freedom of press and private religious practices. Even women enjoyed far more independence than in other colonies. Like the Spanish, the French authorities granted the native Americans certain rights within colonial society. Both the Dutch and French managed to live among the natives with little conflict and respected their culture. The Native Americans were valued trading business partners with the French as well as the Dutch. However they brought with them diseases that were foreign to the natives and their lack of immunity killed
Everyone has their own way of doing things, from taking care of financial business to taking care of their families. Throughout our history books you see many governments do what they have to do, to better the people. Each country shaped the new world with three motives. The Spanish, English, French and Dutch were motivated by the three G’s, Gold, Glory and God. They wanted to be wealthy and finding gold would do that for them. In North America the land was considered to be gold as well because land is property. Property is bought with money. To obtain glory in the new lands was to show how much control they had and also showed just how powerful they were. Bringing God …show more content…
More specifically they wanted fur to trade. They were different from the Spanish and English colonies because they did not desire to take the land as their own or create agricultural settlements but do trading with the Native Americans. They were known as the commercial colonies, as they did not encourage settlements to the new land but instead focused on the fur trade which was the basis of their colonial economy. The French government funded the voyage to North America because of the resources they wanted to gain from it. The French government maintained strict control and oversight of their colonies to make sure that their financial interests were best served. The Dutch did utilize the Joint Stock Company to fund the colonies, but the Dutch government paid for it as well. The Dutch and French colonies got along with the natives better than other European countries. The French were eager to spread Christianity to the natives, but did so in a non-aggressive way. They did not want to suppress all traditional structures and religious practices. Dutch prided themselves in freedom of press and private religious practices. Even women enjoyed far more independence than in other colonies. Like the Spanish, the French authorities granted the native Americans certain rights within colonial society. Both the Dutch and French managed to live among the natives with little conflict and respected their culture. The Native Americans were valued trading business partners with the French as well as the Dutch. However they brought with them diseases that were foreign to the natives and their lack of immunity killed