Thinking Question Imagine yourself as one of Columbus’ men. How would you have treated the Arawak people?
Class #3, Week of September 10 United states history Class #3, Week of September 10
European colonial empires in the americas
The Treaty of Tordesillas: Spain and Portugal Divide the World
Other Europeans Search for the Northwest Passage
Spain vs. England (and France) Spain vs. England (and France) 1564 – Spanish massacre of French Hugenots in Florida 1588 – The English fleet defeats the Spanish Armada, ending Spanish dominance of the seas
Settlements in North America By the early 1600s the northern Europeans began to back up their claims by establishing colonies in North America Early Settlements in North America Spanish: St. Augustine (1564) English: Jamestown (1607) Plymouth (1620) French: Quebec (1608) Montreal (1611) Dutch: New Amsterdam (1626)