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Colonies provided raw materials.
Colonies provided raw materials.
Colonies provided raw materials.
the patterns of european colonialism
European nations were able to generate new trade routes overseas
They dominated the gold income and diamond mines
Most European nations were ruled by absolute monarchs in the eighteenth century. Some of these monarchs considered themselves enlightened despots.
In the 21st Century, many European Western nations have seen economic slumps and increased trade with Eastern nations.
Monarchy
The Scandanavuans (10th Century) and Portugal (14th Century).
The Caribbean
sources of raw materials and markets :)