JonathanThompson

JaceOlson
IshanGoel
Dutton1st

EuropeanRivalriesintheNewWorld
TheCompetitors:
With the fall of the Constantinople to the ottomanturks,the directtradebetween
europe and indian wealth was in danger. In a goal to establishbettertrade routes
withIndia,manyeuropeancountriessetouttoexplorealternativetraderoutes.

Portugal
s Prince Henry the Navigator, attempted to reach India by sailing
southwardalongAfricas coast.
SpainhadcommissionedColumbus toestablisha
trade routetotheeastindiesbygoingwestward.Hearrivedupontheamericas,but
thought he had arrived in india. It wasnt until Amerigo Vespucci (under the
service of the
Portuguese
) had made several expeditions to the coast of south
americathattheyrealisedthattheamericaswere infact,notasia,butawholenew
continent. These voyages andthe establishmentofanewcontinent ofwealththus
ended the period ofexplorationand transitionedtoanera ofcolonization,agame
alsoplayedby
England
,
France
,

andthe
Netherlands
.

JonathanThompson
JaceOlson
IshanGoel
Dutton1st

17thCenturyrivalries:
Fall of Portugal:
Untilnow, thetreatyoftordesillashadeffectively divided spain
and portugal to the east and west sides of south america respectively. After the
death of King Sebastian I, there was a succession crisis because he had no heir.
Spain quickly tookadvantage ofthisopportunityandunitedthetwokingdoms.As
the Spanish declared war on England, the portuguese colonies in the new world
were neglected and resulted inthedecreasedrelevanceofthe portugueseinsouth
america. During this conflict, the spanishlostmuch oftheirarmada,whichledto
theNetherlandsdominatingthedirecttradewithindiathroughtheDutchEastIndia
Company. The Netherlands would then set their eyes on the west indies and
established colonies in north and south america. However, many conflicts with
England (known as the AngloDutch Wars weakened the Netherlands and
establishedEnglandasthedominantnavalpowerinthenewworld.

JonathanThompson
JaceOlson
IshanGoel
Dutton1st

GreatBritainandFrance:
France established the French East India Company and established trade routes
with india, much like the Dutch. The French then also set their eyes on the new
world.From17011763,EnglandandFrancewouldcompete,butnotonhomesoil,
but rather in trade. The British East India Company and the French East India
Company fought over domination in India, with neither being theobviousvictor.
Thiscompetitionraisedtensionsbetweenthetwocountriesthatmanifestedintothe
new world. At this point, The English and French Navy were at an alltimehigh
while the Spanish, Portugese, and Dutch were declining. Because of the close
proximity of the two countries colonies until war broke out between them. The
first major conflict was during the spanish succession, in which France ceded its
coloniesinNewfoundlandandAcadia.However,thislosswasntnearlyaslargeas
theonetheywould faceintheSeven YearsWar(knownasthe FrenchandIndian
War in America). In the end (1763), England was dominant and the treaties of
Hubertusburg and Paris dictated that France ceded almost all of their holdingsin
NorthAmerica,thusendingthedisputesbetweenthetwointhenewworld.

JonathanThompson
JaceOlson
IshanGoel
Dutton1st