Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 17, Lesson 3: European Expansion (pp. 464-470)
I. Growth of the Portuguese Empire
B. Portuguese merchants established a far-reaching trade network.
II. Expansion of the Spanish Empire
B. By 1550, Spain controlled vast lands in the Americas.
C. The Spanish and Portuguese both set up colonies to get raw materials and develop new markets for their products.
B. The Dutch, English, and French founded large trading companies and established colonies in the Americas.
C. The English and French fought in North America and in Europe.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. In the mid-1400s, Portuguese voyagers began exploration.
A. In 1492, Columbus claimed islands in the Americas for the Spanish.
III. Dutch, English, and French Competition
A. In the 1600s, the Dutch took control of many Portuguese colonies.
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