[{"n": "Encomienda", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/encomienda/", "s": "A Spanish labor system that entrusts conquered peoples to conquerors."}, {"n": "English overseas possessions", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/english-overseas-possessions/", "s": "Before the 1707 Acts of Union united England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain, the territories a"}, {"n": "European exploration of Africa", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/european-exploration-of-africa/", "s": "European explorers mapped much of Africa's interior by the 1870s, but key expeditions continued into the 1880s"}, {"n": "Exploration of the Pacific", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/exploration-of-the-pacific/", "s": "Polynesians, Asians, and Europeans progressively explored the vast Pacific."}, {"n": "French colonization of the Americas", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/french-colonization-of-the-americas/", "s": "France built a vast American colonial empire from the 16th century onward."}, {"n": "French India", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/french-india/", "s": "French colonial enclaves in India."}, {"n": "Gold Coast (region)", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/gold-coast-region/", "s": "West African region rich in gold, now the nation of Ghana."}, {"n": "Global silver trade from the 16th to 19th centuries", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/global-silver-trade-from-the-16th-to-19th-centuries/", "s": "Silver linked Americas, Europe, and China in early global economy."}, {"n": "Iberian Union", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/iberian-union/", "s": "Personal union of Spain and Portugal under Habsburg rule."}, {"n": "Italian Empire", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/italian-empire/", "s": "Italian colonial empire from 1882 to 1943, revived as trust until 1960."}, {"n": "Japanese invasion of Manchuria", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/japanese-invasion-of-manchuria/", "s": "Japanese Kwantung Army invaded Manchuria after a staged false flag incident."}, {"n": "Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/heroic-age-of-antarctic-exploration/", "s": "An era of endurance and discovery in Antarctica's exploration."}, {"n": "Empire of Great Fulo", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/empire-of-great-fulo/", "s": "Founded by Koli Tenguella after the death of his father Tenguella, the empire expanded through military campai"}, {"n": "Estado Novo (Portugal)", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/estado-novo-portugal/", "s": "Corporatist Portuguese state installed in 1933, ended by the Carnation Revolution."}, {"n": "Fall of Tenochtitlan", "u": "/e/colonialism-and-exploration/fall-of-tenochtitlan/", "s": "The fall of Tenochtitlan, the Mexica capital, marked a key moment in the Spanish conquest of the Mexica."}]