Exploration & Colonization
13 entries in the Exploration & Colonization compendium.
Atlantic slave tradeTransatlantic transportation of enslaved Africans to the Americas.British colonization of the AmericasColonies were established in North America, Central America, South America, and the CaribbColumbian exchangeThe Columbian exchange—sometimes called the Columbian interchange—describes the large-scalDutch East India CompanyChartered trading company and pioneer of joint-stock finance.Dutch East IndiesDutch colony that became modern Indonesia after war and negotiation.East India CompanyChartered company that ruled India and dominated global trade.European colonization of the AmericasEuropean powers colonized the Americas from the late 1400s to early 1800s.French colonial empireOverseas colonies, protectorates, and mandates under French rule.Scramble for AfricaEuropean powers partitioned Africa in the late 19th century.Spanish EmpireA global empire that began with Columbus's 1492 voyage and ended in 1898.Treaty of TordesillasIn June 1494, Spain and Portugal signed an agreement in the Spanish town of Tordesillas, lVasco da GamaPortuguese explorer who first linked Europe and Asia by sea.Zheng HeChinese admiral who led seven Indian Ocean voyages.
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