How did European exploration lead to imperialism?
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As new areas of the world were discovered or came to the attention of European explorers for the first time, new opportunities for trade and exploitation of resources fueled a competition among the merchant classes of Europe. Competition not only for resources but also for sponsorship of discovery voyages led to the various states of Europe seeking to claim the most overseas territory, initially for financial gain and later for colonization. Fierce competition created rival states and affected politics within Europe, with the primary players being Spain, France, England, and the Dutch states. Portugal, too, ventured into this arena, though largely in providing ships for hire and obtaining control over Africa, and thus the slave trade, following the Treaty of Tordasillas in 1494.
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A) The southern cotton industry boomed. B) Tensions between England and the United States increased. C) The New England timber industry boomed. D) Tensions between England and the United States eased.
Which aspects of Social Darwinism do you believe are true and which are false? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
A victory at Antietam probably would have won Confederate independence because
a. the Union armies were already heavily demoralized b. France and Britain were on the verge of recognizing the Confederate government c. the Republicans would have lost the subsequent congressional elections d. Lincoln would have been unable to issue the Emancipation Proclamation e. the Border States would have joined the Confederacy