- Russia was primarily focused on expanding to Siberia because of the large amount of land to be used. Wealthier class people from Russia worked with the Natives to acquire the fur coats for warmth.
- Portugal men came from bearing sugar, making Native men work. African slaves were later imported. Primarily males
- You had a life expectancy of 7 years working on plantations.
- Spain used Naive men to mine silver.
- very little mixing of racial groups in North America
- 1348= Black Death/Plague
- 1400=Renaissance/ re-birth of the classical greek humanism. a refocus on the worldly experience of being human. Before the renaissance there was more of a spiritual experience (more godly). Afterwards, there was a shift of focus more towards art and commerce.
- Europeans were looking for new markets but instead they found a new continent.
- 1492=Columbus sails the ocean blue
What were the three models of economic development Europe used?
Developing Markets3 models
- Portugal: trading post empire
- protection
- piracy
- Spain in the Philippines: take land outright (why Philippines?)
- proximity
- goods- spices
- silver
- The Company Model
- Great Britain
- private companies sent to gain interest in different areas.
- If the company fails no skin of the nose of the government, if it succeeds great.
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