Changing World Powers 1500-1800
During the early 1500’s the Spanish and Portugal lead the world with their great and dominant Navies. The Spanish discovery of silver in Zacateces and San Luis Potosi allowed Spain to have a lot of trading power with East Asia in the way of silk and back home in Spain helped to put money back into the treasury after the 800 year-long recon quest of Iberia form the Moors (The world that trade created, pg. 54). They also immediately controlled long-distance commerce in the America’s due to lack of interest by the locals (The world that trade created, pg. 21). But as time goes on the Spanish and Portuguese hold on the world scene lessens, in many ways due to privaterring, which lead to losses in Spain and gains for the Dutch, English, and French.
Due to the Spanish and Portuguese finding of the America’s and being able to directly control the commerce flowing out of the America’s, they were able to grow in wealth quicker then the other European countries. It could be that because they lacked the labor for long-term control over there lands in America they ultimately gave way to the Dutch, French, and English, changing the balance of power. While the Spanish and Portuguese were working hard in America, the English, French and Dutch tried for many, many years to infiltrate the thriving trade networks of Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The English were able to sell the Chinese Opium causing their monetary status to decline and making it easier for the English to come in and take over their commerce. So by using their
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