Reasons for Colonizing America

​Reasons for Colonizing North America

The quest by European nations to become the best

​The Main Reasons for Colonization:

• Wealth

• Power

• Competition with other European nations

• Gold and silver

• Trade markets

​European nations wanted all the possible wealth in the world! The New World (North America, our home) was untouched by the rest of the world and filled with riches!

​​Wealth

​All of the European nations, mainly England, Spain, and France, were competing for who could be the strongest. North America was super important to take the lead!

Power

​North America was filled with untapped supplies for the Europeans to take. The supplies in North America were FAR GREATER here than in Europe.

​​Trade Markets

Multiple Select

Select three reasons Europeans wanted to come to North America:

• Wealth

• Football

• Power

• New clothes

• Trade

Multiple Choice

What resource, worth a lot of money, were the Europeans looking to find?

• Chickens

• Steel

• Gold and silver

• Wi-Fi

The two competitors of the English for the land in the New World (North America) were the Spanish and the French.

• The Spanish were the main competitors and worried the English the most

• The English did not want to fall behind either of the other two nations

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​Who Was Competing??

​Here is Virginia's location on this crazy map!
We were the FIRST permanent English colony.

Multiple Select

Who was England's main two competitors for North America?

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• Asia

England Settling America

​How did the English even settle N. America?

Well, the English would be among the top three strongest nations at the time during the Age of Exploration. Because of this they found a great spot to establish their first colony, Virginia, which led to them eventually creating the thirteen colonies. Those thirteen colonies would then also go on to become the United States of America!

​How could they pay for such a trip!?
A little thing called the Virginia Company of London paid for the whole thing - ever heard of them?

​Here we can see the thirteen colonies and where each was. We can also see the year they were established, with Virginia being first!
The English, from England, founded the thirteen colonies!

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The Thirteen Colonies

​Left Map:
This shows where the thirteen colonies were located in North America.

Right Map:
Where each English colony was located in a closer view.

Was Colonization Easy?

The fight for N. America was hard, but worth it.

Fighting for land and the colonization of it was extremely tough. Many people lost their lives in hopes for a better life here in North America, but without their hard work and sacrifice we might not be here today. The European nations fought hard for their slice of the pie that is N. America, but eventually things would start to unravel... and revolution starts!

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Select where the thirteen colonies are located.

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Select where the England is located.

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Select the 3 the European nations on the map.

England, Spain, and France