Explore the Efforts of France and Spain to Create Empires

question 5

Essay

Explore the efforts of France and Spain to create empires in North America. What were their objectives in establishing settlements in North America? What difficulties did they encounter? Overall, how successful were they?

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Definitions:

Assimilation

The process by which individuals or groups adopt the culture, customs, and values of another group, often losing their original identity.

Genocide

Is the intentional extermination of an entire population defined as a “race” or a “people".

Jewish Extraction

Referring to individuals or ancestry originating from Jewish people or culture.

Aboriginal People

Indigenous inhabitants of a region, often used to refer to the first peoples of Canada and their descendants, who maintain distinct cultural and social identities.