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During the latter part of the 1400s, explorers from many European countries began searching for new water routes to the Spice Lands of the Far East (India and China)
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Many European countries wanted to be wealthy and powerful. Colonies were central to the practice of mercantilism because of their importance as places for european countries to obtain raw materials and to sell finished goods.
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Leif Eriksson explored the new land he called Vinland
