Which two countries below were Spain's top rivals for the Americas? A( Netherlands in France
B) Portugal and Italy
C) France and Scotland
D France and England

The correct option is;

D) France and England

Explanation:

From the 17th century onwards, the rate of development of English settlement grew faster than those of Spain, French or the Dutch by encouraging emigration and establishment of several colonies

In the 16th century France began colonization of parts of North America with the successful colonization of regions that included Canada, Louisiana, French Guiana as well as Saint Dominique, Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada, Tobago, Martinique in the French West Indies. As such the French established some control over a good proportion of the Continent of North America

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