History Unit 5 Lesson 1
Why were the French settlements smaller than the English settlements?
A feudal land system which discouraged small farmers, excluded non-Catholics from their colonies, and executed Huguenots =.
Colbert's policies regulated ______________________ and ___________________________
Business practices and Product quality
In the seventeenth century ________________ colonies were more important because of the _____________________________ located there
Caribbean and Sugar plantations
What was the issue of the French and Indian War?
Control of Ohio valley
Founded in 1600 the ________________________________ gave effective mercantile organization to England's enterprises in India
English East India Company
The English and French colonial rivalry climaxed with what war?
French and Indian War
How did Henry IV encourage mercantilism?
He encouraged the policies of mercantilism and began a commission of commerce and projects to stimulate foreign trade especially experts
In what eastern country were both France and England interested?
India
What did the victory mean for England?
It was a milestone in her supremacy, of the sea, expanded trade enriched her merchants, increasing her social and political prestige. Most importantly England gained her colonies and abundance of raw materials, which took the lead in the Industrial revolution.
The first permanent English colony, __________________________________, was established in 1607
Jamestown
Louisiana was named for __________________________
Louis XIV
Established in 1608, ___________________________ was the first permanent French settlement
Quebec
Why was the French East Indies Company begun?
To compete with the English the English in India
What gold was to Spain ____________________________ was to France
fur
