CHAPTER 8
I M P E R 1 A l l S T P O L l C I F- S
A N D P R A C T 1 C E S
& Imperialism : an association between people that intentionally benefits one people over
another, often by laying claim to territories inhabited by Indigenous or non Indigenous -
peoples seizing land and resources through
,
conflict and warfare and , imposing political control
Motivations for Imperialistic Policies :
Religious
•
-
i. e. North America : The British colonies ,
who were mostly Protestant ,
saw French Roman
Catholic colonies a threat to their way of life ,
and vice versa
•
Economic
-
i. e. North America : European exploiting First Nations groups for furs and other resources
Imperial Economic Expansion in North America :
•
the fur trade with Indigenous peoples in North America was important for European economic
development and settlement
•
both Britain and France sought to control the fur trade
•
The Hudson's Bay Company was created in the late 1600s , and the North West Company was
created in 1873
•
These companies created a economic and social rivalry between France and Britain
Many First Nations peoples drawn into the rivalry which resulted in increased conflict
•
were ,
among Indigenous peoples
•
Haudenosaunee nations aligned with the British would attack Wendat traders who
i. e. were
bringing furs to the French in Quebec .
I M P E R 1 A l l S T P O L l C I F- S
A N D P R A C T 1 C E S
& Imperialism : an association between people that intentionally benefits one people over
another, often by laying claim to territories inhabited by Indigenous or non Indigenous -
peoples seizing land and resources through
,
conflict and warfare and , imposing political control
Motivations for Imperialistic Policies :
Religious
•
-
i. e. North America : The British colonies ,
who were mostly Protestant ,
saw French Roman
Catholic colonies a threat to their way of life ,
and vice versa
•
Economic
-
i. e. North America : European exploiting First Nations groups for furs and other resources
Imperial Economic Expansion in North America :
•
the fur trade with Indigenous peoples in North America was important for European economic
development and settlement
•
both Britain and France sought to control the fur trade
•
The Hudson's Bay Company was created in the late 1600s , and the North West Company was
created in 1873
•
These companies created a economic and social rivalry between France and Britain
Many First Nations peoples drawn into the rivalry which resulted in increased conflict
•
were ,
among Indigenous peoples
•
Haudenosaunee nations aligned with the British would attack Wendat traders who
i. e. were
bringing furs to the French in Quebec .
