Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-13

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This chapter “Europeans Colonize North America,1600-1650 covers how the Europeans came to North America and the Caribbean. During this colonial age other groups came to America as well. These groups were the Spanish, English, French and the Dutch. All these groups had a certain reason for coming to North America. The Dutch came to America to trade fur. While the Dutch were fur trading the Natives were very friendly to them. The second group which is the English came to America for religious freedom. While the English were seeking religious freedom the Natives were friendly at first and then they became hostile. Next is the French and they came to America for the trading of crops. While they were trying to trade crops the natives were also friendly

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