EV Chapter 2

Chapter two was about the rise of the Atlantic world, and how slavery was started as well as the colonization of certain locations. I found it interesting to learn about how the North American colonies were developed and how they each developed a form of an economic system. It was interesting to read that it took the French several attempts at establishing a successful colony in what is now Canada, first being chased off by the Indians, and then the Spanish. It wasn't until some French fishermen established a trade network with the Indians. It seems that traders unlike explorers and colonizers were the ones to recognize the need to establish friendly trade with the Native Americans was both beneficial and necessary for the coexistence of the new settlers with the Native Americans. I was surprised to find out that a large majority of settlements that were established by 1607 were abandoned by 1625, I thought they would’ve survived longer than that.