Periods of European Overseas Empires: 1.) Initial Discovery, Exploration, and Conquest - Penetration of Southeast Asian markets by Dutch + Portugal 2.) Mercantile Empires - Colonial trade rivalry between Spain, France, and Great Britain. - Commercial goals, build-up of large navies. - Large presence of slavery. - Colonial emancipation from European control. 3.) New Formal Empires (19th century) - Direct administration of African and Asian natives. - New empires in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Algeria. - Technical free labor, natives still treated harshly. 4.) Decolonization of people formally under European rule ? ? European dominance achieved by gun + ships. Mercantile Empires: ? Portugal - Brazil
AP Euro Chapter 16
Periods of European Overseas Empires: 1.) Initial Discovery, Exploration, and Conquest - Penetration of Southeast Asian markets by Dutch + Portugal 2.) Mercantile Empires - Colonial trade rivalry between Spain, France, and Great Britain. - Commercial goals, build-up of large navies. - Large presence of slavery. - Colonial emancipation from European control. 3.) New Formal Empires (19th century) - Direct administration of African and Asian natives. - New empires in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Algeria. - Technical free labor, natives still treated harshly. 4.) Decolonization of people formally under European rule ? ? European dominance achieved by gun + ships. Mercantile Empires: ? Portugal - Brazil
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