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The Spanish settled___ and found economic success through ___. The French settled____ and found economic success through___. The English settled___ and found economic success through___. Some of the defining factors of each country are ___, ___, and ___.)

Answer 1

The Spanish settled **in the Caribbean and parts of Central and South America** and found economic success through **gold and silver mining, as well as agriculture (especially sugar cane and tobacco)**. The French settled **in Canada and along the Mississippi River** and found economic success through **fur trading and fisheries**. The English settled **along the Atlantic coast of North America** and found economic success through **agriculture (particularly tobacco, grain, and cotton) and trade**. Some of the defining factors of each country are **colonial motivations (such as the search for wealth in Spain, resource extraction in France, and agricultural expansion in England)**, **relations with Indigenous peoples (ranging from trade alliances to conflict)**, and **settlement patterns (such as urban centers in English colonies versus scattered settlements in French territories)**.