by Nick Pestone https://padlet.com/nickpestone/mxoa7ywtlgbx en-us 2016-02-22 17:25:42 UTC 2025-10-16 05:18:07 UTC hello@padlet.com French and Dutch Settlements - 5P nickpestone https://padlet.com/nickpestone/mxoa7ywtlgbx/wish/96496463 2016-02-22 17:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/mxoa7ywtlgbx/wish/96496463 Why did Europeans come here to settle? nickpestone https://padlet.com/nickpestone/mxoa7ywtlgbx/wish/96496588 -gold/Natural Resources, money, land, timber,fish, farm-land, freedom.
-Looking for the Northwest passage.
-European countries were in competition to find it first.
-Wanted to build empires and gain power.]]> 2016-02-22 17:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/mxoa7ywtlgbx/wish/96496588 What challenges did they face? nickpestone https://padlet.com/nickpestone/mxoa7ywtlgbx/wish/96496725 -Everyone wanted land.
Not enough supplies
-Language barrier
-Lack of food.  disease and bugs.
-Other European countries were fighting each other.
-Conflicts with Native Americans.
-French people had no priveledges, couldn't vote, no fair trial, etc.]]> 2016-02-22 17:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/mxoa7ywtlgbx/wish/96496725 How did they set up a successful settlement?  nickpestone https://padlet.com/nickpestone/mxoa7ywtlgbx/wish/96496996 -]]> 2016-02-22 17:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/mxoa7ywtlgbx/wish/96496996 IMPACTS!!! https://padlet.com/nickpestone/mxoa7ywtlgbx/wish/96507874 French and Dutch settlements were effective because they set up an export based economy by trading beaver pelts up and down the Hudson river.  When they reached NYC they could be shipped back to Europe and the settlers made lots of money.]]> 2016-02-22 17:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/mxoa7ywtlgbx/wish/96507874