Colonial North America

     The ___________ were the first to explore a route around Africa to India

______________ __________ sailed from Spain and discovered the Caribbean Islands and he

called them __________.

The ____________ had conquered or settled much of South America, Central America and Mexico. Together these regions are referred to as _______________ .

The French explored and settled mostly in the area of ________________.

  French settlers were fur traders along the Mississippi River system down to _______ _______.

The French colonized along the ____________ and established the new cities of ______________ and _____________ as fortified cities for fur trade.

The Dutch focused on their possessions of the Caribbean islands of ___________ and ___________ on the north coast of South America.

The first English settlement was in __________ at ____________ , in a new colony called __________.

The ___________ ________ created huge farms and brought enslaved people from ______ to do the hard work.

   Disputes between ________ and _______________ in Europe spilled over into conflicts in North America.