1. Colonization and the Commercial Revolution
Their pursuit of gold and silver led them to colonize Central and South America as well as the west and east coasts of North America using slaves from Africa as laborers. ... The arrival of Europeans on the American soil brought diseases never before encountered by the native people. ... The manner chosen to accomplish this was to either massacre the native peoples who were left after illness or expel them from their lands. Additionally, many native peoples were enslaved and sold or forced to work their former lands. ... Today America is the wealthiest and most powerful nation on Earth and is ...
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