Exploitation of the Atlantic
Words: 2110 Pages: 7 4827Discuss the Exploitation of the Atlantic through a trade system. Who were the major players in terms of an Atlantic trading empire? What at first began with the Portuguese as kings of trade eventually spread to other major nations…WHY and HOW? What types of goods were essential in creating trading empires and producing exploitation of Africans, Native Americans, and colonists (think sugar and fur and more…)? How did trade create and destroy relationships between indigenous cultures and peoples and European […]
