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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message Icon:                             Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Monadnock Hiker[/i] [br][b]New France Versus New England:[/b] . New France’s settlements were markedly different from English ones. - Most French settlers were men who worked as traders and fur trappers. - Their goal was to make a quick profit before they returned home to France. - While in the New World, these men assimilated closely with Indian tribes, forging friendships and allies in order to conduct business. - Both the French and their Native allies wanted to drive the English eastward and often joined together to raid settlements located in Indian homelands. - Also, French missionaries established outposts specifically to introduce Catholicism to the native population. - In contrast, New England colonists consisting mainly of Puritans and Pilgrims were more numerous and included whole families who were looking to establish a home in North America. - New England colonists established towns that included local forms of government, schools and businesses. - The Puritan work ethic helped create an ordered society that flourished. - The English did not approach Native peoples in the same way as the French. - While the English also wanted to convert the Native Americans, they did not readily form allies or accept Indian traditions. - In addition, their primary economic activity – farming – brought them into conflict with Indians over land use issues. [/quote]    Upload an Image File From Your PC For Insertion in Your Post    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON   Check here to include your profile signature.