Colonization of the Southern Colonies

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This paper looks at the various European countries that began exploring the southern colonies and their influence on these colonies. The paper explains the difference between the Southern colonies and New England.
The writer discusses the important role African Americans played in the history of the thirteen colonies and especially for plantation owners in the southern colonies.

From the Paper:

"After Christopher Columbus came to the new world, Spain and France made several explorations. Spain sent explorers hoping to find gold and eventually colonized what is known today as Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. French fur traders traveled down the Mississippi River hunting different animals and eventually they claimed this area for themselves beginning colonies in Louisiana. It is important to recognize the part that Spain and France had in exploring these areas because these countries continue to affect these states today."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "An Outline of American History." (1990). Nov. 24, 2006. <http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1990/ch1_p.8.htm>.
• Elson, Henry William. History of the United States of America New York: The MacMillan Company (1904), 55-60.
• "History of the Southern Colonies." Nov. 24, 2006. <http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Our_Country_Vol_1/historyso_jb.html
• "Introduction to Colonial African American Life." Nov. 24, 2006. <http://www.history.org/Almanack/people/african/aaintro.cfm>.
• Polino, Valerie Ann. "The Architecture of New England and the Southern Colonies as It Reflects the Changes in Colonial Life." Nov. 24, 2006. <http://www.yale.org/ynhti/curriculum/units/1978/4/78.04.03.x.html>.

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