Compare and contrast European empires in the Americas and Asia
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. In the Americas, European empires replaced the empires they had destroyed.
b. In Asia, European empires co-existed with Asian empires and were weaker than both their counterparts in the Americas and Asia.
c. The colonial infrastructure in the Americas allowed European rulers and missionaries to control the local population. Examples include the encomienda system and the missions in Spanish America and the aldeias in Portuguese Brazil.
d. In Asia, the trading post empire was the norm. Europeans usually had to gain the cooperation of local elites, and the colonial reach of these posts beyond the coast was limited by strong chieftains in the interior.
e. European empires in the Americas had a more transformative effect on the local population. They imposed their language and religion on the local population.
f. In contrast, the influence of European empires on Asia was shallow. Few spoke the language or adapted the culture of their colonial rulers.
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