Slave Based Economies
nAs agricultural settlements were established, Spanish
and Portuguese officials
created more formal administration.
nMissionary activity added another layer of
administration.
nNorthern Europeans began colonial activity during the
early seventeenth century.
nThe French settled in Canada and explored the
Mississippi River basin.
nThe Dutch and English occupied coastal Atlantic
territories.
nAll three nations colonized West Indian islands and
built slave-based
economies.
