GEOG 10160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: English Language In England
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Why did they come to north america: european competition in north america. The race to explore north america: other european countries wanted what spain had so they decided to start exploring the. Americas, too: the spanish explorers wanted to find a native american civilization in north america that was as rich as the ones they found in south and central america. Why was spain in 1st place for so long: while spain was getting rich in the americas, other countries were trying to find water routes to china and india through the. Americas: other countries were exploring the northwest passage and other routes to asia to find ways around the americas. Treaty of tordesillas and the line of demarcation. English defeats spain: england and spain met in the english channel and decided to square off, the smaller and faster english ships crushed the large spanish navy and forced them to retreat.