Paid for the first ever expedition through South America
What is queen Elizabeth from Spain
100
Followed Portugal and Spain in establishing an overseas colonial empire.
What is Dutch
100
The conquest of Algiers in 1830 is known as.
What is Second colonial empire"
100
Dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom.
What is The British Empire comprised
100
15th to 20th centuries
What is possessions of kingdom of Portugal
200
Originated during the Age of Exploration as one of the first global empires.
What is Spanish monarchy
200
Concentrated on wresting from Portugal its grip on the sugar and slave trade, and on opportunistic attacks on the Spanish treasure fleets on their homeward bound voyage known as.
What is the West India Company
200
took control of Algeria in 1830 but began in earnest to rebuild its worldwide empire after 1850, concentrating chiefly in North and West Africa, as well as South-East Asia, with other conquests in Central and East Africa, as well as the South Pacific.
What is France
200
Throughout the 15th and 16th
What is the first global empire in history
300
The second most spoken native language in the world.
What is Spanish
300
Naval power rising rapidly as a major force from the late 16th century, the Netherlands dominated global commerce during the second half of the 17th century during a cultural flowering known as
What is Dutch Golden Age
300
only became supportive when Germany started to build her own colonial empire.
What is Republicans
300
More than 33,700,000 km2 (13,012,000 sq mi), almost a quarter of the Earth's total land area.
What is The empire covered
300
Portuguese and Spanish power began to decline to the benefit of the rising Dutch, British and French colonial powers
What is 17th century
400
Provided the Catholic Monarchs with the opportunity not only to attack the main source of the Portuguese power, but also to take possession of this lucrative commerce.
What is The War of the Castilian Succession
400
In 1566, a Protestant revolt broke out against rule by Roman Catholic Spain, led by William of Orange.
What is sparking the Eighty Years' War
400
Then WWI used the overseas colonies as bases from which they fought to liberate France.
What is Charles de Gaulle and the Free French
400
15th and 16th centuries
What is Age of Discovery
400
The final stage of Portuguese colonialism after the decolonization of the Americas of the 1820s.
What is The Third Portuguese Empire
500
governor of the Indies with civil and criminal jurisdiction over the lands discovered by Columbus.
What is Francisco de Bobadilla
500
By attacking Portuguese overseas possessions, the Dutch forced Spain to divert financial and military resources away from its attempt to quell Dutch independence.[5] Thus began the several decade-long known as
What is Dutch-Portuguese war
500
In the early 16th century, as well as the frequent voyages of French boats and fishermen to the Grand Banks off Newfoundland throughout that century, were the precursors to the story of France's colonial expansion.[
What is Excursions of Giovanni da Verrazzano and Jacques Cartier
500
North America in 1783
What is The independence of the Thirteen Colonies
500
Second Portuguese Empire, Brazil became Portugal's most valuable colony.