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What differnce between the British and french in economics settlement in the americas in 1250-1750

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The correct answer to this open question is the following.

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The difference between the British and French in an economic settlement in the Americas was that the French were not really interested in settling the North American lands. The French were basically interested in getting rich through the fur trade. The fur trade represented great income for French explorers and that is why they developed a better relationship with the Native American Indians, compared with the bad relations the Indians had with the British.

On the other hand, the British colonists indeed came to the North American territory to settle the land and found colonies as was the case of the Jamestown, Virginia colony in 1607 or the Plymouth colony years later.

They wanted to settle the land to freely practice their religious beliefs, but mostly to exploit the many raw materials and natural resources and to generate big profits. That is why white settlers had many different problems and wars with Native American Indian tribes.

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