Chapter 2

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Summary:

Chapter 2 traces the rise of European rivalries in the Americas, showing how Spain’s early dominance through conquest, missions, and forced labor was soon challenged by France, the Netherlands, Portugal, and England. It highlights the different colonial models—from French fur trading alliances and Dutch commerce to Portuguese sugar slavery and English settlement in Jamestown and New England. The chapter emphasizes how tobacco, slavery, and Puritan ideals shaped early English colonies, while disease, conflict, and cultural exchange defined the collision of Indigenous, African, and European worlds.

Reading Pacing Guide (Dunn):

• Day 1 (Wed/Thu) – Introduction + II. Spanish America (Ponce de León in Florida → Missions in California)

• Day 2 (Fri) – III. Spain’s Rivals Emerge (start → end of “The French”)

• Day 3 (Sat) – III. Spain’s Rivals Emerge (continue: “The Dutch” → “The Portuguese”)

• Day 4 (Sun) – IV. English Colonization 

• Day 5 (Mon) – V. Jamestown 

• Day 6 (Tue) – VI. New England → VII. Conclusion