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China, with a chance to be great, closed down its expeditions, leaving the world open to be explored by the Europeans.
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Portugal was able to baby-step into a larger pattern of expeditions, this was the start of something big.
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Columbus discovered the Americas.... the whole reason this chapter exists.
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Latin America brought great resources to Spain. Spain made money, converted people, and killed a bunch of people (some vía disease spread)
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Canadá would soon be lost to the British after the 7 Year’s war, North America was not as profitable as South America during this time.
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Slave trade provided the need for cheap labor. Slavery was more reliable and productive than indentured servitude, so the slave trade exploded.
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After this point, Japan would advance more slowly and would not have exposure to culture or trade like the rest of the world did.
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This marks the beginning of the colonization of present-day USA. The British spread themselves across the United States (hence the English language).
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In Indonesia, was fought over by the Dutch and Portuguese because of the goods there, such as spices.
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A huge conflict between Britain and France that spanned America, Europe, and India, British won, but had lots of taxes, which they tried to place on their colonies (perhaps part of the fuel for the American Revolution.