In 1–2 sentences, compare two different fifteenth-century European empires. Choose from Spain, Portugal, England, France, and the Netherlands. Explain why and how they colonized the areas they were in and the effects of colonization on the Indigenous inhabitants.(2 points)
Spain and Portugal both colonized territories in the fifteenth century. Spain colonized much of the Americas through exploration and conquest, while Portugal focused on establishing trading posts and colonies in Africa, Asia, and Brazil; these colonization efforts had a significant impact on the Indigenous inhabitants, leading to exploitation, forced labor, cultural assimilation, and devastating epidemics.
