Monday, March 23, 2009

Notes 2

  • Most of European profits came from farming and agriculture. Colonization allowed for more agriculture.
  • In the Americas a social hieracrchy was formed which put the Europeans on top
  • Another factor was countires were rivals such as the Dutch and the Portuguese
  • England became one of the world powers through colonization. It conquered many terriotories. Jamestown, Virginia was one of the British locations in the Americas
  • All the Europeans left was an identity that was theres. They came for the power and wealth and left countries with just the European identity
  • Lives were lost through germs, guns, protests and much more

all of these notes came from the website:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/6046459/European-Colonization-Essay

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