HIS102Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Protestantism
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Two french colonies: new france + acadia; they have 12-13 000 inhabitants at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1700, the british colonies included: new hampshire, massachusetts, rhode. Island, new york, boston, philadelphia, new jersey, pennsylvania, maryland, virginia and north carolina: boston, new york and philadelphia are the largest (although, while large, they are still dependent colonies) The potential for growth is there in the english colonies. There is a great distance between new france and the english colonies (distance and the physical characteristics of the land between the french and british colonies. I. e. , no navigable rivers that run north-south, thick forests, rough terrain inhibit communication and trade, however also act as a wall and defense for new france) The british have no resources to break through the natural barrier. Geography favors the french (hudson river: the hudson river freezes and is inaccessible during the winter months (water is the main transportation method in the absence of roads)
