Early European Arrival in North
America - HIS30S
Key Points:
Mercantilism - the power and prosperity of a nation can be increased
through means of trade and export
Protestantism - branch of Christianity where faith in God is emphasized and
justified
Colonization - establishing of a colony
North West Passage -
● French and English colonies have been at war (mainly because of land
disputes)
● Land and power disputes —> Protestantism vs. Christianity
○ Martin Luther King introduced Protestantism in Britain
● Mercantilism and trade worldwide sets off
● English explorers land on North America and assume it’s Asia
○ Finding out that it isn’t Asia, a passage to Asia is sought after
through the land mass
● “Northwest Passage” + Gold + Colonization sought after by Spain,
Britain, and France, Portugal (mainly colonization)
● English and French explorers dispatched to North America
America - HIS30S
Key Points:
Mercantilism - the power and prosperity of a nation can be increased
through means of trade and export
Protestantism - branch of Christianity where faith in God is emphasized and
justified
Colonization - establishing of a colony
North West Passage -
● French and English colonies have been at war (mainly because of land
disputes)
● Land and power disputes —> Protestantism vs. Christianity
○ Martin Luther King introduced Protestantism in Britain
● Mercantilism and trade worldwide sets off
● English explorers land on North America and assume it’s Asia
○ Finding out that it isn’t Asia, a passage to Asia is sought after
through the land mass
● “Northwest Passage” + Gold + Colonization sought after by Spain,
Britain, and France, Portugal (mainly colonization)
● English and French explorers dispatched to North America
