Emergence of the Atlantic World
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Emergence of the Atlantic World
https://doi.org/10.3735/9781961844605.book.part.018

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Abstract

Following the voyages of Christopher Columbus, the Americas, Europe, and Africa became linked by a series of forces that helped to create an Atlantic World. This world was defined by the connections and experiences of the people who traveled and interacted within it. European kingdoms, beginning with the Spanish and the Portuguese, established colonies in the Americas to gain access to resources and raw materials—among them, gold, silver, sugar, tobacco, cotton, and coffee.

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