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They conquered Mexico. Hernan Cortes is one of the most well-known Spanish conquistadors. They go to a spot, and take over the land.

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I used the book ALOT

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/dialogue/the-slave-route/transatlantic-slave-trade/

http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Mercantilism.html

http://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Tordesillas

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One explorer from this time period was Christopher Columbus. He sailed the ocean blue, and found the "new world". He tried to get money to be able to further his exploration, but couldn't get money. He had to kill and make people pay him just to get money. He was a terrible man.

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Did the age of exploration have a positive or negative impact?

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Did the age of exploration have a positive or negative impact?

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I think it had a little of both. The trade caused them to go out of their comfort zones. They were able to explore the world and learn new things. There were also issues and problems.

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The cause of this slave trade was the constant need of workers on the sugar and tobacco plantations. Africans were being sold from west Africa, all the way to America. Along with humans being sold at this time, so was gold, spices, and other things. This slave trade had a negative impact on africans because slaves had become in their eyes "the most important trade product". The slaves had terrible lives, so some african leaders tried to stop or slow down this trade, but they were always over ruled.

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Mercantilism was created by the british. This idea was adopted by several countries. Europeans adopted this trade.The idea of this was to increase prices and profit of trade. It forced the people to explore other area's because they had to trade with other people.

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The columbian exchange was created by Christopher Columbus. His goal was to increase the trade of plants and animals that he brought back from Spain. At first the people were excited about this new exchange.

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The treaty was made during the 15th century, June 7th, to settle disputes between Spain and Portugal before war happened. Spain and Portugal were both trying to get India's spices. Portugal and Spain both wanted to get to India. Portugal went their own way, but Spain followed Christopher Columbus, who "discovered" the new world. Spain got there before

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One reason was trade between the europeans and the Asians. Until the black death, the trade was very successful. The Asians and the Europeans traded things like spices, perfume, medicines, and other imporant things. The demand for trade went up during this time, along with the population (book).