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colony |
noun: territory controlled by people from a foreign land |
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colonize
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verb: to take control of another territory |
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Prince Henry the Navigator |
-from Portugal -encouraged and funded exploration to find a sea route to the spice trade in India |
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mercantilism |
-economic theory of Age of Explorations -colonize areas with lots of resources, steal the resources to produce things, sell more things to other countries -export more goods than you import -driving force behind colonization |
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Why did European countries colonize other areas? |
1. GOD (to force people to convert to Christianity) 2. GLORY (adventure, pride of accomplishment) 3. GOLD (mercantilism! to make their countries rich) |
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Portuguese Colonies |
- area that is Brazil and the Amazon Rainforest now -small areas on coast of Africa |
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Spanish Colonies |
Mexico, Florida, Caribbean Islands, the rest of South America not belonging to Portugal, Philippines |
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English Colonies |
-most of North America (America and Canada), parts of Africa, Australia |
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French Colonies |
Quebec (southeast Canada) parts of Africa |
