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Why did England colonize?
◦ England wanted to start an American colony to increase their wealth and power so that they could compete with other European countries like Spain and France. ◦ They were hoping to be able to find silver and gold in America. (This would help increase their wealth!)
How did English colonies differ from another?
The way that the English colonies differed from the Spanish colonies was that the English colonies weren’t being funded by their home country. Instead they were losing money by being funded by joint-stock companies, which took some of the english colonies wealth.
How did New France differ from the British colonies?
New France was more than double the size of British Colonies, yet much less populated British more interested in bringing settlers in from the mother country, French more interested in making Native Americans French citizens. They tended to treat Indians as equals and intermarried.
What was the difference between British and French rule?
The French policy of assimilation was primarily aimed at creating French citizens out of her colonies. The British, on the other hand, did not pursue such policies. The British indirect rule was a system of administrative decentralisation. The French method seemed to justify a highly centralised political system.
How are French people different from British people?
French were more friendly towards colonial peoples they married the vernacular peoples converted them to Christianity allowed them to be french citizen and gave equal rights. Whereas british treated vernacular people as inferior subjects. 5. Decolonization in french colonies was more bloodshed than british colonies.
How did the French method differ from the British method?
The French method seemed to justify a highly centralised political system. There was mass education by missionaries and the government in British colonies. But, it was restricted in French colonies; only a few had access to education. Britain allowed the formation of political associations in her colonies.