European Nations Settle North America

The French and Dutch had the bestrelationship with the NativeAmericans

The groups did notlive in harmonytogether,the dutch settlers fought withvarious natives.

hostillity between the Englishsettlers and Native Americans led towarfare.

Metcom was a Native American leader wholed devestating attacks across the NewEngland area.

As they expanded thier settlements in NorthAmerica, the nations of France, England, and theNetherlands battled each other for colonialsupremacy

France and Englan started tointerfere with each other andtensions rose.

In 1754 a dispute over lands in ohioledto a war between the French andEngland

The conlfict was known as theFrench and Indian War

In the early 1600's a English company setsail from England and founded jamestown asettlemet in North America

A second group of settlers known as thepilgrams founded the second English colonyPlymouth, Massachusetts

They left England to seek religousfreedom and cruelty from the king.They were known as puritans

Following the French and English thedutch were the next to colonize NorthAmerica

The Dutch holdings in NorthAmerica became known as NewNetherland

The early French sailed westin hopes to reach the EastIndies

Giovanni da Verrazzano sailed in 1524in search of a route to the PacificOcean

Verrazzano decovered Newyork harbor instead.