The West Africans contributed significantly to the European settlement of the Americas, but not of their free will. Most of them were brought here as slaves to be sold to owners of plantations or as house servants.
First, Afrricans were immune to most european diseases. Second, Africans had no friends or family in the Americas to help them resist or escape. Third, enslaved Africans offered a permanent source of labor. -Even their children could be held as slaves.- Fourth, many Africans had worked on farms in their native lands.
The major ethnic group in the Caribbean is people of African descent. Other major ethnic groups are people of Asian and European descent.
Europeans used highly advanced weaponry that Africans had not yet developed. (Apex 2021)
China rapidly industrialized in hopes of competing with European rivals.
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European influence spread to the Western Hemisphere
One reason of how they was NOT is : Africans crossed into South America when Africa and South America were one continent.
Africans in the Belgian Congo suffered forced labor and oppression.
First, Afrricans were immune to most european diseases. Second, Africans had no friends or family in the Americas to help them resist or escape. Third, enslaved Africans offered a permanent source of labor. -Even their children could be held as slaves.- Fourth, many Africans had worked on farms in their native lands.
The major ethnic group in the Caribbean is people of African descent. Other major ethnic groups are people of Asian and European descent.
major and largest empire in the Americas
Europeans used highly advanced weaponry that Africans had not yet developed. (Apex 2021)
The europeans gave many European diseases to the native Americans whose bodies had never seen them before and were not immune
The European incentives for the conquest of the Americas were largely driven by the lure of wealth and power. European powers were primarily motivated by economic gain religious conversion and a desire for political and military domination. Economic gain: The discovery of the Americas had the potential to bring great wealth to the Europeans. Explorers were seeking gold silver and other valuable resources to bring back to Europe. Religious conversion: Many Europeans saw the conquest of the Americas as an opportunity to spread Christianity throughout the New World. Political and military domination: European nations sought to extend their political and military control over the Americas as well as to gain access to new trade routes and markets. These incentives were a major factor in the European conquest of the Americas and ultimately led to the colonization of the New World by European powers.
China rapidly industrialized in hopes of competing with European rivals.
Africa had a major de-populization of their people. But the Africans weren't kidnapped, they traded European goods for them and then brought them back to the new America(s).
The era of European exploration is generally accepted to have begun in the mid-15th century and lasted until the early 17th century. During this period, a number of European countries, including Spain, Portugal, France, and England, began to explore and colonize portions of the Americas and the Pacific. Some of the major milestones of this era include: 1492 - Christopher Columbus voyages to the Americas for Spain 1498 - Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope for Portugal 1519 - Hernan Cortes conquers the Aztec Empire for Spain 1520 - Ferdinand Magellan's expedition circumnavigates the globe for Spain 1607 - Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, is foundedSo, the era of European exploration began in the mid-15th century and ended in the early 17th century.