WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Britain and France were the prime competitors, especially as their sights focused on the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys-land claimed and long settled by the Native Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -By the early to mid-seventeenth century, Spain, England, France, and the Netherlands were all competing for colonies and trade around the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The French and the British sought to build North American empires to compete with Spain’s hold over most of the hemisphere. As each European empire worked to gain the advantage over the others, they also had to contend with a wide variety of indigenous peoples who sought to preserve their homelands and lifeways.

Detailed explanation-4: -The three principal colonial powers in North America were Spain, England, and France, although eventually other powers such as the Netherlands and Sweden also received holdings on the continent. Settlement by the Spanish started the European colonization of the Americas.

Detailed explanation-5: -God, gold, and glory motivated European nations to explore and create colonies in the New World.