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The French and the Dutch, in the New World 1524 to 1608
European explorers, traders, settlers, soldiers and missionaries explore beyond the
Southwest and help establish an economic base for North American trade.
European expansion into the Western Hemisphere caused intense social/religious, political, and economic competition in Europe and the promotion of empire building.
France in the New World
France emerged from a Civil War in the 16th century to European masters in the 17th century - Emergence of Protestant vs Catholic majority
Like the Spanish, the French goal was to explore as much land as possible in hope of finding mineral wealth, like gold, and a shortcut to Asia
Also like the Spanish, French missionaries tried to convert Native Americans to Roman Catholicism
The French attempted to emulate profitability of early Spanish settlement by subsidizing their own voyages of exploration.
By the end of 1500 French expeditions had made contact along the coast of Canada and upper Mississippi
1541 Cartier attempted to create the first permanent European settlement in North America at Cap-Rouge with 400 settlers but the settlement was abandoned the next year after bad weather and Indian attacks.
1608 Champlain establishes the first significant settlement in Quebec, working to explore the region and to build up the profitable French fur trade with the help of the Huron Indians
Louis XIV of France (1638 - 1715)
To take advantage of the popularity of fur, particularly beaver pelts which were prominently displayed on hats, clothing, and accessories, the French government turned its attention to fur trading in the New World.
French did not succeed in creating strong settler society WHY NOT?
1. One of the principal activities of the French was religious proselytizing.
2. The French government saw only minimal returns on its promotion of New World colonization, especially in Louisiana. Unable to support/ fund additional exploration
3. The French forbade the emigration of religious dissidents (Huguenots).
4. The early French arrivals tended to be single men who stayed on the move (coureurs du bois).
Not until 1608 did the French make serious inroads into acquiring lucrative assets in North America, such as beaver pelts, which were in high demand in Europe. This trade led to the colonization of Quebec City that same year.
The French and the Dutch, in the New World 1524 to 1608
European explorers, traders, settlers, soldiers and missionaries explore beyond the
Southwest and help establish an economic base for North American trade.
“It was no coincidence that on September 11, 2001, those who wished to make a symbolic attack on the center of American power chose the World Trade Center as their target. If what made America great was its ingenious openness to different cultures, then the small triangle of land at the southern tip of Manhattan Island is the New World birthplace of that idea, the spot where it first took shape. “
Russell Shorto Island at the Center of the World
Immediate Goal: Exploitation of the fur trade in the woodland interior. Both Dutch and French colonial relationships with American Indians were based primarily on trade alliances centering on the fur trade
The Dutch East India Company (1602) is often considered as the first true multinational corporation. As joint stock companies they were private mercantilist tools with a guaranteed trade monopoly in exchange of rights paid to their respective governments. They were almost states by themselves with their own ships (military and merchant) and military forces.' The story of Bart Hengsterman
(Start at 4:22)
New Netherlands become the most culturally and ethnically diverse settlement in North America
(Immigrants, religious toleration, and women’s rights)
1609 Henry Hudson was a veteran English navigator whose goal was to search for the Northwest Passage. Dutch East India Company organizes exploration of Hudson River in 1609 leads to the settlement of New Netherlands. The Dutch become a 17th century commercial power.
1609 Henry Hudson was a veteran English navigator whose goal was to search for the Northwest Passage
1623-1624 New Netherlands founded in in Hudson River by Peter Minuit; Established by Dutch West India Company for quick-profit fur trade and purchased Manhattan Island from Indians for about $30.
New Netherlands become the most culturally and ethnically diverse settlement in North America (Immigrants, religious toleration, and women’s rights)
1624-1625 New Amsterdam -- later NYC -- founded as a company town -- sea port.
By 1644 18 different languages spoke on the streets of North America. There were visitors from Africa, Poland, Denmark, practicing as many faiths, or none, in sharp contrast to the racially and theologically pure Puritans of New England and the other English colonies.
1629, in an attempt to bolster New Netherland’s population, the Company announced its intention to offer large tracts of land to patroons. Patroonship (Aristocratic structure; resembled serfdom) granted large tracts of land to investors who could successfully settle fifty colonists within four years at the investors’ expense. The patroon system eventually led to the successful settlement of New Netherland Colony.(One in Albany was larger than Rhode Island!)
Those who did make the trans-Atlantic journey often deserted their designated employment, hoping to get rich quickly by defying the Company’s regulations and joining the lucrative fur trade.
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