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French, Dutch, and English explorers all began to make inroads into the Americas during the late 1500's spilling into the early 1600's. The Spanish lost their stronghold in North America as the French, Dutch and British began exploring and then colonizing the North east regions.Spanish colonized the Hispaniola, West Indies, Peru, Caribbean, Mexico regions influenced by Catholicism with the intent of Conquest, Wealth, Gold. The French colonized the Mississippi, Louisiana, Canada, Great Lake regions, also influenced by Catholicism and with the intent of Trading of fur. The Dutch were influenced by Protestant to colonize the New Amsterdam (New York), colony of New Netherlands with the economic intent to also trade The English colonized Georgia, Cana, New Mexico, Jamestown, Lymouth, Carolinas, Roakne regions influenced by Protestant with the many economic intents.
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