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AP World History: Modern›Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450–c. 1750)›Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450–c. 1750)

Maritime Empires

Portugal, Spain, the Dutch, and the British built trading-post and colonial empires that reshaped global trade.

Trading-post empires
Joint-stock companies
Mercantilism

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4Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450–c. 1750)

Exploration: Technology and Causes
The Columbian Exchange
Maritime Empires
Encomienda, Hacienda, and Mit'a
The Atlantic Slave Trade
Challenges to State Power and Social Hierarchies

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Also called: maritime empires, mercantilism, joint stock companies