How did rival European nations attempt to undermine the dominance of Spain in early American settlements?
a. The English, Dutch, and French formed an alliance to fight Spain for its American colonies.
b. Spain’s rivals formed alliances with the American Indians to overthrow Spanish dominance.
c. Spain’s rivals used diplomacy to get Spain to allow them to form their own colonies.
d.Spain’s rivals legalized piracy to seize Spanish goods and created the “black legend” to highlight Spain’s cruelty to the American Indians.