Analyze what it is about European nations that drove them to establish colonial settlements and eventually political dominion over faraway lands.
Portugal began to establish trading posts in Africa in the early 1400s.
Gaspar De Portola (1716-1784) was the governor of Alta and Baja California.
Initially, European settlements and towns often succumbed to surprise attacks by invading Norsemen as they were not allowed time to prepare a proper military response to the raids. As Christianity took root in Scandinavia and foreign settlers began to have influence over the region, the cultural, material and political aspirations of the Vikings evolved and the violent raids would eventually become a thing of the past.
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Portugal began to establish trading posts in Africa in the early 1400s.
Gaspar De Portola (1716-1784) was the governor of Alta and Baja California.
A charter granted by a European monarch allowed a company to trade and establish settlements in the Americas. These companies, such as the British East India Company or the Dutch West India Company, played a significant role in the colonial expansion of European powers in the New World.
Initially, European settlements and towns often succumbed to surprise attacks by invading Norsemen as they were not allowed time to prepare a proper military response to the raids. As Christianity took root in Scandinavia and foreign settlers began to have influence over the region, the cultural, material and political aspirations of the Vikings evolved and the violent raids would eventually become a thing of the past.
This was a time of imperialism, in which European countries fought for land and resources in other lands. This was the First Age of Imperialism, that included North and South America.
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The people actually rose up and overthrew the European democracies in the 1920's and 1930's. Also the European democracies were eventually conquered.
The people actually rose up and overthrew the European democracies in the 1920's and 1930's. Also the European democracies were eventually conquered.
The people actually rose up and overthrew the European democracies in the 1920's and 1930's. Also the European democracies were eventually conquered.