COUNTRY	REGIONS COLONIZED	RELIGION / GOALS OF COLONIZATION	ECONOMIC LIVELIHOOD IN COLONIES	GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO NATIVES
ENGLAND	Eastern Seaboard. Started at Massachussetts, Virginia, North Carolina. Spread to Mississippi and Ohio River valleys, Hudson and Great Lakes areas	Church of England  Colonization of Americas started later than Spain and France, wanted to establish power, use strong navy Trying to find gold, glory for England, some desire to Christianize Indians, though not many efforts made	Established permanent settlements, agricultural plantations In Virginia, primary crop tobacco As Virginians moved out of Jamestown and needed more land and resources, pushed Indians out	In beginning, relations with Indians were fairly peaceful. Indians helped Jamestown settlers during the Critical Period, giving them food and agricultural strategies. As settlers began to demand more lnad, relations got worse and English policy became harsher, demanding full submission to Royal Crown. Indians were pushed off the land and essentially removed from the area by 1700.
FRANCE	Northwest, Canada, Ohio and Mississippi River valleys, Hudson Bay, Great Lakes	Catholic Sea route to Asia, establishment of trading posts, exploring interior of Northern American continent Some efforts to convert natives, by the Jesuit priests	Trading posts, especially for furs Fishing, especially in Hudson Bay regions and Great Lakes Structure -- small towns and trading posts, plantations with tenant farmers	Tried to establish friendly relations and communications with Indians Indians were trading partners and sometimes valuable allies Set up alliances with friendly tribes to fight against other Indians and colonial powers
SPAIN	South America, Central America, Mexico, Florida, Southwest	Catholic Western sea route to Asia, silver and gold, new lands for their empire, conversion of natives to Catholicism Missions established - combination of church, school, and farm	Silver mining, sugar cane plantations, agriculture Structure -encomiendas - large plantations granted to conquerors, included the Indians living there	Emphasis on making Indians useful in Spanish economic systems Brutal force used when Indians resisted Spanish rule Indians were essentially treated like slaves in conquered lands

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