During the Age of Discovery in the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal and Spain pioneered European exploration of the globe, and in the process established large overseas empires. Envious of the great wealth these empires generated, England, France, and the Netherlands began to establish colonies and trade networks of their own in the Americas and Asia. A series of wars in the 17th and 18th centuries with the Netherlands and France left England (and then, following union between England and Scotland in 1707, Great Britain) the dominant colonial power in North America and India. COUNT 5
QSN1 In which centuries was the Age of Discovery? ANS1 15th and 16th centuries QSN2 Which countries pioneered European exploration of the globe? ANS2 Portugal and Spain QSN3 When did England become Great Britain? ANS3 1707 QSN4 Which countries began colonizing because they envied the empires of Portugal and Spain? ANS4 England, France, and the Netherlands QSN5 Which country combined with England to form Great Britain? ANS5 Scotland