AP U.S. History - Chapter 2!
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US History [1]
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Chapter 2 ? The Planting of English America After the discovery of the new world by the Europeans, life had changed dramatically. Europeans brought food and animals that affected the New World?s ecology. N. America in 1600 became largely unexplored and unclaimed by the Euros. 3 Euro powers planted sites for colonization: 1. Spanish ? Santa Fe (1610) 2. French ? Quebec (1608) 3. English ? Jamestown (1607) England?s Imperial Stirrings English Interests The English had little interest in the New World compared to the Spanish The Spanish were undefeatable to the English Troubled by religious conflicts in the 1530?s Stirred when King Henry VIII broke terms with the Catholic Church Causes Protestant Reformation