Other European Explorers to North America
Ferdinand Magellan: 1519-1522
Influences on European Colonization in the New World
TENSIONS RUN HIGH Religious Wars Begin 1. TENSIONS RUN HIGH Religious Wars Begin
2. Economic Rivalries Trading power = Political power The fight is on to use the resources of the New World to bring wealth to European Nations 2. Economic Rivalries
3. European Conflicts Spain v Portugal Spain v Netherlands Spain v France Spain v England *** Spain’s attention was divided between fighting in Europe and Colonization in the Americas. The Defeat of Spanish Armada by the British in 1588 shifted the balance of power in Europe from Spain to England. England controlled the Seas and thus the routes to the new world. After the 1588 defeat Spain concentrated on what they had in the Americas, and not obtaining more land in the new world
FRANCE
Sailing for France
The Dutch: New Netherland
Henry Hudson Explores the East Coast of America & Canada for the Dutch 1609
The English
John Cabot -- 1497
Sir Francis Drake Circumnavigation 1577-80
Henry Hudson Explores Canada for the English 1610-11
Map circa 1600 showing the North American Continent divided up as New Spain, New France, New Netherlands, and New England
The World 1606