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What were the main differences between New France, New Spain, and New Netherlands?

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New Spain had come to gain wealth and land for Spain to then convert others to Catholicism. New France and New Netherlands came trying to find a Northwest passage and Fur Trade.

New Spain = government

New France & New Netherlands = private

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