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Comparison of Sea-Based Empires (1450-1750): Spain and Portugal built empires with monarch-led governments, using tech like muskets and ships. Spain focused on silver/gold; Portugal on trade ports.

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    Name: Makayla Bealer Date: 1.7/2021 Perioo: Sth Unit 4: Sea-Based Empires Comparison 1450-1750 Spain Portugal G o v e r n m e n t Expla n the process of state build ng and exparscn. How did they build anc "-a-ags the r empires? 'Aho rtas h charge? What tyce of govt? In S p a i n , the S p a n i s h E m p i r e had control of the P h i l i p p i n e s and m i n e d silver in tne A m e r i c a s In tne beg nning S p a n let the c o r q u s t a d o r s govern tne l a n d s they nad c o n q u e r e d but later on w a s n ' t s u c c e s s f u l . In order to c o n t r o l its new e m p i r e , S p a i n created a formal system of g o v e r n m e n t to rule its c o l o n i e s . F e r d i n a n d II a c t u a l l y ruled S p a i n in 1492. The type of g o v e r n m e n t was consu ted with m a n y m o n a r c h s . In Portugal the P o r t u g u e s e colonized Brazil and went on e x p e d i t i o n s . P o r t u g u e s e e m p i r e was also b a s e d on the kings ruling over the p e o p l e . T r a d i n g P o s t s a n d / o r C o l o n i e s E s t a b l i s h e d C o l u m b u s f o u n d e d Isabe a, the first p e r m a n e n t S p a n i s h settlement in the N e w World on H i s p a n i o l a Poriugal e s t a b l i s h e d trading ports at far-flung l o c a t i o n s like G o a , O r m u z , M a l a c c a , K o c h i , the M a l u k u I s l a n d s , M a c a u , and N a g a s a k i . T e c h n o l o g i c a l I n n o v a t i o n s LWral technotages did this e/rpre utilize or develop to estabfe/r and rrarrSaw tfieir sea- based ecrpue? One of the t e c h n o l o g i c a l d e v e l o p m e n t s that h e l p e d m a i n t a n their e m p i r e was a wheel lock m u s k e t . The wheel lock was a d e v i c e for igniting the p o w d e r in a f rearm such as a m u s k e t . It was d e v e l o p e d in about 1 5 1 5 . P o d u g u e s e d e v e l o p e c th ngs such as the Carrack and the G a l l e o n . The c a r r a c k was used the Carjack to m o v e gooos to Africa. India, and the S o i c e I s l a n d s .G a l l e o n s were large, mult - d e c k e d s a i l i n g ships first used as a r m e d c a r g o c a r r i e r s by E u r o p e a n states E c o n o m i c Hav o'd rhe trading posts andbr cofames canr.ibuSe to this empire's economic development? S i l v e r and Gold were the main t h i n g s that were important in S p a i n being that they m a d e most of their m o n e y off t h e s e t h i n g s . They were also a main r e a s o n why there were slave t r a d e s . W h e n Portuguese started to e x p a n d , they started to receive more and more gold i n s i d e their country which allowed t h e m to m a k e c o i n s out of and they c a l l e d it C r u z a d o S o c i a l LWtal secs' changes ivere brought by the estaHtshnernt of the.'r tradingposts andtar colonies? Being that tne E n g l i s h won the war with the D u t c h , th ngs like the writ ng of S h a k e s oeare was iintroducec as kind of like a c e l e b r a t i o n / r e w a r d. T h e P o r t u g u e s e c o n s i s t e d of two c l a s s e s . The r e c o n o m i c p ' o p e t i e s were based on who Fad tne ownersh p or the land. Culture rWiaf cuiujra 1 changes were brought t y the establishment of the.'r trad™ posts andfcr cotaraes? T h o u g h i n f l u e n c e d by S p a n i s h t r a d i t i o n s from the I b e r i a n p e n i n s u l a , the c u l t u r e that e m e r g e d in the colonial New W o r l d was a m i x t u r e of E u ' o p e a n , African, and local Native c u s t o m s . P o h u g a l had lots of d i s p u t e s with M u s l i m traders, and c o m p e t i t i o n with S p a i n to c o n q u e r m o r e land. They also had s t r o n g w a r s h i p s , tnat were sent out to c o n q u e r t r a d i n g posts, and fight M u s l i m traders. Netherlands (Dutch) France England G o v e r n m e n t Explain the process of slate building and expat's on. How co they ouild arc m a _ age the r anti res? 'Aho was in charge? What tyce of govt? Dur ng the process of state b u i l d i n g and e x p a n s i o n , the D u t c h had an East India c o m p a n y . D u t c h merchants were r e m a r k a b l y p r a g m a t i c in p o l i t c a l and e c o n o m i c m a t t e r s . As a r e s u l t , D u t c h power grew m o r e r a p i d l y than E n g l i s h or F r e n c h In F r a n c e , C o l o n i e s w e r e r u l e d , on the one h a n d , t h r o u g h d e c r e e s i s s u e d by two different ministries in P a r i s and, on the o t h e r b a n d by executive o r d e r s that m a d e the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of the F r e n c h g o v e r n m e n t . In B r i t a i n t h e y built and m a n a g e d their e m o i r e by s p r e a d i n g rhe country’s rule and power b e y o n d its bo r ders t h r o u g h a p r o c e s s c a l l e d i m p e r i a l i s m . T h i s b r o u g h t h u g e c h a n g e s to s o c i e t i e s , industries, c u l t u r e s and tne l i v e s of o e o p l e a l l a r o u n d the w o r l d . Trading Posts and/or Colonies Established D u t c h entrepreneurs e s t a b l i s h e d N e w N e t h e r l a n d . a s e r i e s of t r a d i n g p o s t s , towns, a r d forts up and down the H u d s o n River Ports s u c h as L o u i s , C a p e G i r a r d e a u , M o b i l e , B i l o x i . B a t o n R o u g e a n d N e w O r l e a n s im tne United States were d e v e l o p e d by the F r e n c h T n e British developed 13 c o l o n i e s w h i c h were Massachusetts, N e w H a m p s h i r e R h o c e I s l a n d , C o n n e c t i c u t N e w York. P e n n s y l v a n i a , D e l a w a r e , N e w J e r s e y , M a r y l a n d , V i r g i n i a , N o l h C a r o l i n a S o u t n C a r o l i n a , and Geo r gia. Technological Innovations Wfat technologies efid ibis empire uoi'ize or devalqp to estan'tsb and maintain thar sea-based empre? The D u t c h u s e d t e c h n o l o g y s u c h as s u b m a r nes. S u b m a r i n e s p r o v i d e d a m e a n s to land s p e c i a l f o r c e s in h o s t i l e r e g i o n s and were able to be fitted with s u i t a b = w e a p o n s d u r i n g the tim e of war. O n e of the m a i n d e v e l o p m e n t s was the G u i l l o t i n e w h i c h w a s d e v e l o p e d as a m o - e h u m a n e m e t h o c of e x e c u t i o n . The g u i l l o t i n e is a m a c h i n e used to e x e c u t e p e o p l e by c h o p p ng off their h e a o s B r t a n led to r e v o l u t i o n a r y c h a r g e s in m a n u f a c t u r i n g , the d e v e l o p m e n t of factory s y s t e m s , and growth of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n by r a i l w a y and s t e a m ship E c o n o m i c now did tbe trading posts and'or cotanies contribute to this empire's econoiTtd de iapment? A g r i c u l t u r e and f s i t i n g formec the b a s i s for the D u t c h e c o n o m y in the 15th a n d 1 6 t h c e n t u r i e s . Also in the 17th c e n t u r y , m a n y f a r m e r s also t u r n e d to market g a r d e n i n g to s u p p l y the cit es with v e g e t a b l e s . T h e r e we r e bas c e c o n o m i c s e c t o r s s u c h as coal, steel, c e m e n t , farm m a c h i n e r y , and transportation which were c h o s e n for m a j o r e x p a n s i o n , and p r o d u c t i v i t y greatly e x c e e d e c the target g o a l s . T h r o u g h o u t the 1 7 t h c e n t u r y E n g l a n d ' s e c o n o m y r e m a i n e d l a r g e l y based on a g r i c u l t u r e and t r a d i t i o n a l i n d u s t r i e s .

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