New European Colonies

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New European Colonies

• Chapter 5
• Lesson 2
• Pages 164/167

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Dutch and French Settlements

• Samuel de Champlain (French Explorer)
• Explored the St Lawrence River
• Hoped to find the Northwest Passage

A waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans
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Quebec

• French colony in the New World
• Began by Champlain in 1608
• Located on St. Lawrence River
• Be sure to locate on map in textbook on page R 8
• Became a thriving trading port
• Beaver pelts became popular in Europe

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Montreal

• French trading colony in New World
• Huron Indians traded beaver pelts for
  manufactured goods from Europe

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Henry Hudson

• English sea captain sent by Dutch to explore
  North America
• Explored the Hudson River
• New Netherlands land claim basis

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New Amsterdam

• Dutch Colony on Manhattan Island
• Most important Dutch settlement in North America
• Welcomed settlers from around the world
• Later became New York City

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Assignment

• Take your Social Studies textbook and PowerPack
  home
• Read the assigned pages of this lesson and review
  this set of provided class notes with your
  highlighting
• Pay special attention to the key people and ideas
  presented in these notes
• Complete the activity following

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Reminders

• This is due at the beginning of class time
  tomorrow when called for by Mr. G
• This will be collected, graded, processed, and
  held for you until right before the test.
• It will be returned to you right before the test
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