US History › Section B · Colonial societies and the English empire › Topic B.2
Dutch and French colonial ambitions
While Spain built a vast empire, the Dutch and the French planted small colonies whose real business was furs. Few Europeans settled in them, so both depended on Native trading partners and allies, and both were drawn into Native wars over the beaver trade.
In this topic
- Small colonies, big trade
- New Netherland and its company
- Worked example: who sold Manhattan?
- Growing slowly under Stuyvesant
- A diverse and enslaving colony
- New France on the St Lawrence
- Alliances and the Beaver Wars
- Worked example: what drove the Beaver Wars?
- Jesuits and the Jesuit Relations
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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