6.1.2


 * How Revolutions Affected World Wide Migrations and Population Changes ** [[image:button_era_6.png align="right" link="WHG Era 6"]]

British Expansion
Great Britain wanted to expand to increase their global dominance. One way they did this was to form colonies in other parts of the world, such as the colonies formed on the Eastern side of North America, which later became part of the United States. When Great Britain did this, they sent their people over to settle in the colonies. When this happened, they encountered the Native American Indians. When something like this happens, the cultures merge in some small ways, such as food. An example of this is corn. When the people first settled the colonies, they had some trouble with growing food. The Indians were able to teach the settlers how to grow corn. This is explained more in the Colombian Exchange in 6.1.3. The Europeans had also brought over diseases, which had a significant impact on the Native Americans.

French Expansion
France was also expanding. In 1608, Samuel de Champlain established the first permanent colony in Quebec, which became the start of New France. Their main reason for expansion was to make a profit. There was a lot of resources that could be used for trade, like furs and fish. Many people who went to New France wound up giving up farming, for more profitable industries, such as cod fishing, which was abundant on the East coast of North America. This helped expand New France, since they were setting up trading posts from Quebec all the way to Louisiana.

(Rough 1st few years for the colonies)



Spreading Ideas
Keep in mind that as different people migrated to other parts of the world, they carried ideas with them. Europe, for example, were somewhat industrialized, and when they came over to the Americas, they brought those ideas over with them. Industrialism helps support populations, meaning they were able to support the growing population in the colonies.