--Gold, silver, and furs attracted European exploration, colonization, and competition in the New World.
--Rivalries between European nations were often rooted in religious or political feuds taking place in Europe, yet these tensions played out in the theater of the New World.
--The Spanish lost their stronghold in North America as the French, Dutch, and British began to explore and colonize the Northeast.
The Rhode Island city of Providence has a nearly 400-year history integral to that of the United States, including significance in the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the American Revolutionary War by providing leadership and fighting.
