France did not establish a settlement in the Americas until 1604; that settlement centered on the St. Lawrence River and grew into what was known as either New France or Canada. It became a trading empire, based on __________.
A) acquiring beaver pelts and other furs from American Indians
B) exchanging arms with American Indians
C) exchanging poorer for richer tracts of land with American Indians
D) providing housing American Indian war captives
Question 2
Examine the painting of a Dutch ship arriving at Jamestown in 1619. What does the painting reveal about the initial African arrival in Jamestown?
A) Africans arrived as sailors.
B) Africans arrived as contented people.
C) Africans arrived by force.
D) Africans arrived wearing heavy clothing.
How Many Indians Perished with European Settlement?
Central portal of the west facade, Reims Cathedral, France.
Pont du Gard, near Nîmes, France.
Settlement Geographies: Rural
Population and Settlement
Anti-GM protesters attacking a field of genetically-modified maize in southwestern France