The European Struggle to Settle North America: Colonizing Attempts by England, France and Spain, 1521-1608This history of early European colonial efforts in North America (specifically, the portion north of Mexico and the Caribbean) examines why three colonies-St. Augustine, Jamestown and Quebec-succeeded where many before them had failed. Chapters cover Columbus' exploration and the Treaty of Tordesillas; other Spanish explorers and settlements in the New World; French attempts at settlement prior to Quebec; early English settlements, including Roanoke; failed settlements dating to the Norse enclaves on Greenland; and in-depth studies of the three colonies that survived. |
Contents
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Two Spanish Colonization Efforts | 17 |
Three French Colonization Efforts | 47 |
Four St Augustine | 84 |
Five English Colonization Efforts | 98 |
Six Jamestown | 129 |
Eight Québec | 168 |
Nine The Failed Settlements | 184 |
Ten The Three Settlements That Survived | 198 |
Eleven Conclusion | 222 |
Chapter Notes | 231 |
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Seven Acadia | 149 |
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The European Struggle to Settle North America: Colonizing Attempts by ... Margaret F. Pickett,Dwayne W. Pickett No preview available - 2011 |
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