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Colonial expansion of western European countries

First, the colonial expansion of Britain, France and Holland

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/kloc-the characteristics of British overseas activities in the 0 th and 6 th centuries: pirate robbery, slave trade, and general commercial integration.

1588, the Spanish Armada was attacked, and it began to establish maritime hegemony and actively colonize and expand overseas.

British expansion in North America;

By the 1930s of 18, Britain had established 13 colonies along the Atlantic coast of North America, seized many islands in the West Indies, such as/kloc-0, immigrated to Jamaica, Massachusetts and London in North America in the early 7th century, and established its first colony in 1607,/kloc-0.

In India:

1600 British businessmen set up the East India Company.

2. France

A. Like Britain, France's colonial activities in North America began at the beginning of17th century, and mainly established New France and Louisiana.

B In India, France established colonial strongholds such as local governance on the east coast of India.

3. Netherlands

The Dutch colonial expansion was almost simultaneous with that of Britain.

In Asia (Java, Malacca, Ceylon, Taiwan Province, Japan).

In Africa (Cape of Good Hope)

In North America (Hudson River basin, the establishment of the new Dutch colony)

Two. Colonial struggle between Britain, France and the Netherlands

Between England and Holland.

What is the purpose of Britain's navigation act? What was the result?

Navigation behavior UK1561;

..... Navigation is the most important means to seek the welfare and security of this country. From 165 1 A.D. 1 Feb.1,... any goods or commodities, whether planted, produced or manufactured by British or other countries' colonies, which do not belong to the people of this country and China. ..... in violation of these regulations, all imported goods shall be confiscated, and the ships carrying goods or commodities shall be confiscated.

Results: Three Anglo-Dutch wars were triggered. Britain occupied the new Dutch colony in North America and renamed it new york. The Netherlands lost its European power.

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2. Between Britain and France

/kloc-In the 8th century, Britain and France fought for European hegemony and Indian and North American colonies.

There was a seven-year war between Britain and France (1756- 1763).

The result of the engagement:

France was defeated. In India, France only kept a few coastal strongholds and lost Canada and New France in North America.

Britain thus established world colonial hegemony. (1mid-8th century)

3. The result of the competition

As a result, Britain occupied a large territory of India, and the French colonial forces only kept a few strongholds along the coast. Britain seized Canada and New France from France, thus establishing world colonial hegemony. (1mid-8th century)

Three. Colonialism and evil

1. Colonial policy

The purpose of colonial expansion is colonial plunder. The early colonial plunder of European colonists was realized through brutal and bloody use.

For example, more than a century after the opening of the new air route, the Indian population in Mexico has decreased by 90%. Regarding the Christian colonial system, there is a person who studies Christianity as his major. Wei Howett once said: "The so-called barbaric and brutal atrocities committed by the so-called Christian race against all the nations they can enslave all over the world are unmatched by any barbaric, ignorant and cruel race at any time in the world." Quoted from Das Kapital

Grab gold and silver directly, plunder wealth, resources and labor.

2. Consequences of colonialism

The history of colonialism is a history full of meanness, greed and barbarism, and its evils are hard to write.