bjective: Examine the expansion of European countries and how each sought to dominate the Atlantic.

Between approximately 1550 and 1650 a series of explorations and a growing interest in obtaining wealth and national prominence, competition between European countries emerged. In discussion address the following:

• Identify at least 2 significant developments in the emergence of the Atlantic World.
• Discuss the growing competition between France and England.
• Discuss the concept of "absolutism" as a contributing factor for creating political tension in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.