SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Great Britain, France, Spain & Belgium
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Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, & Spain
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Spain, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands
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France, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, & Great Britain
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Detailed explanation-1: -The principal powers involved in the modern colonisation of Africa are Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Italy.
Detailed explanation-2: -By 1900 a significant part of Africa had been colonized by mainly seven European powers-Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, and Italy. After the conquest of African decentralized and centralized states, the European powers set about establishing colonial state systems.
Detailed explanation-3: -Modern countries that were once in the British Empire include: South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Lesotho.
Detailed explanation-4: -For almost a century and a half France maintained a substantial colonial empire in Africa, stretching from the Maghreb through the Western and Central sub-Saharan regions. Though direct rule ended in the early 1960’s, French influence over its former possessions continued.