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Discuss the impact of European expansion into new world environments in the 15th through 18th centuries. Where did the Europeans expand? What effects did the arrival of the Europeans have upon the indigenous (native) peoples that they encountered? What effects did this expansion have upon the European countries individually and as a whole?
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Title: Impact of European Expansion into the New World
Introduction: In the 15th through 18th centuries was a period of discoveries and expansion by the
European powers. The period was marked by serious expansion early colonization of different
regions across the world. Europeans expanded into regions of the Americas, Oceania, Africa as
well as Asia.
Thesis statement: Through, enslavement, exploitation, the introduction of new commodities, the
European expansion from the fifteenth century through the eighteenth century had an unsettling
and stimulating impact.
Where Europeans Expanded
Main point: Europeans expanded into regions of the Americas, Oceania, Africa as well as Asia.
Support statement: From the beginning of the fifteenth century until the end of the eighteenth
century was a period when wide-ranging overseas exploration became a crucial factor in
European culture, and it marked the beginning of colonization
Impact of European Arrival on Natives
They introduced changes to almost every aspect regarding the way of life to the natives.
Support statement: After successful exploration, Europeans transitioned to Colonization of the
newly discovered lands such as the Americas and Africa. From trade regulation to warfare and
European ideas, these places were shaped tremendously.
Main point: The exploration and colonization of regions such as Africa resulted in the
establishment of the slave trade.
Support statement: In the American colonies that were under control of European had a huge
demand for cheap labor for the production of sugar cane and tobacco, which were the main cash
crops at the time.
Main point: The expanding slave trade has a serious effect on the West African people as it
resulted in fame to the local chiefs and merchants who spearheaded the slave trade in exchange
of textile, weapons, food, and liquor.
Main point: The European expansion also brought changes to the native people’s way of life.
Support statement: In India, Europeans introduced new commodities such as copper kettles,
metallic utensils, and glass beads, which were adopted by the natives.
Effect of expansion upon European countries
Main point: The discoveries resulted in the revolution of the European nations’ society and
economy.
Support statement: The expansion also resulted in inflation where some groups lost while
others lost. Merchants and f...
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