Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450–1750)

Exploration, Columbian Exchange, maritime empires, and coerced labor systems

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• Exploration & the Columbian Exchange — European exploration motives, Columbian Exchange, disease impact, and maritime technology
• Maritime Empires & Coerced Labor — Spanish colonialism, Atlantic slave trade, encomienda, plantation system, and mercantilism

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