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What were the causes and effects of European colonization

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Causes- European desire for new trade routes -Growing power and wealth of European nations -Competition for trade

Effects- Knowledge grows about other religions -Enslavement of Africans -European and Native Americans clash

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Step-by-step explanation:

cause: Europeans gained new materials like gold, silver, and jewels. The Europeans enslaved the Native Americans and took most of them back to Europe. The explorers also gained new foods like corn and pineapple. Columbus also discovered tobacco seeds and brought the seeds back to Europe.

Effect: Colonialism's impacts include environmental degradation, the spread of disease, economic instability, ethnic rivalries, and human rights violations

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