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 the colonization on the indigenous inhabitants.
Portugal focused on establishing a global trading network, colonizing areas like Brazil and Angola, while Spain centered its efforts on expanding its territorial control through conquest, colonizing regions such as present-day Mexico and Peru; both empires employed violent methods to conquer and subjugate indigenous peoples, leading to the displacement, exploitation, and death of millions of indigenous inhabitants.
