In the seventeenth century, the biggest challengers to Spanish and Portuguese control of the Americas came to be:

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The English and French began exploring and colonizing the Americas in the seventeenth century, bringing them into competition with the Spanish and Portuguese. The Dutch also played a smaller role in this competition, but not to the same extent as the English and French. The Chinese and Russians did not become major players in the Americas until much later. Islamic countries did not have significant colonies or exploration in the Americas during this period.

In the Seventeenth Century, the Biggest Challengers to Spanish and Portuguese