If I were able to transport myself back in time to the 1700's, I would be in big trouble. Reason being, because I am African-American I would be a slave. Fortunately, I wouldn't be picking cotton, because of my skin tone, but I would most likely work in the kitchen, or in the house. So life would definitely change for me, but not for better. I wouldn't be able to choose what I wore, what I said, who my master was, or who I married. Not to mention I definitely wouldn't be able to decide to keep my children. They would be sold off as slaves, at a very young age. For these numerous reasons, I choose to stay in the 21st century.
Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina
It made settlement and transportation faster.
The three goals were to find a north west water passage from north America to Asia, exploit nearby fishing water and develop a fur trade, and they wanted to convert Canadian Indians to roman catholicism.
It is like gold value, gold would not be as expensive if there was plenty of it