SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NEW FRANCE
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to profit off the fur trade
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for religious freedom
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to defeat the French
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to get away from an oppressive government in Holland
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Detailed explanation-1: -Inexpensive and plentiful land was the lure that brought many Dutch to North America. The colonists found wealth in animal furs, mining, farming, and trade.
Detailed explanation-2: -If it was the search for a short route to Asia that brought the Dutch to North America, it was the beaver that made them stay. In 16th-and 17th-century Europe, fur was more than a luxury: as standards of living rose, fur-lined coats, fur collars, fur capes and muffs became near necessities.
Detailed explanation-3: -French and Dutch colonization in the Americans focused on the profitable fur trade. Depending on Native Americans to hunt animals for their pelts, French and Dutch colonizers cultivated friendly relationships with Native Americans through intermarriage and military alliances.
Detailed explanation-4: -Actual colonization, with the Dutch settling in the new lands, was not as common as by other European nations. Many of the Dutch settlements were lost or abandoned by the end of the 17th century, but the Netherlands managed to retain possession of Suriname until it gained independence in 1975.