These groups of colonists hoped to the Northwest Passage - a northern water route to Asia from Europe.
European Colonization of the Americas Review

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The English (England)
The French (France)
The Dutch (The Netherlands)
The Spanish (Spain)
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These groups of colonists competed against each other in the fur trade.
The English (England)
The French (France)
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The Spanish (Spain)
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This group of colonists came to the Americas in search of "Gold, God, and Glory!"
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The French (France)
The Dutch (The Netherlands)
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This group of colonists included men whose nickname translates to "runners of the woods." They traded peacefully with the Native Americans and frequently married Native American women.
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The French (France)
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The Spanish (Spain)
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This group of colonists bought Manhattan Island in what is now New York. They were extremely busy in trade and welcomed people of many nations, ethnic groups, and religions to their colony.
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Colonists in these groups participated in the enslavement of Africans who were forced to work in their colonies.
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The French (France)
The Dutch (The Netherlands)
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Some colonists from this group came to America to gain the freedom to live and worship as they chose. (Freedom of Religion)
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The Spanish (Spain)
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