04.03 - The First Scramble for Africa

Pax Britannica by Samuel Hume

Oct 6, 202534:45Society & Culture

New trade policies annoy the Dutch, and new English companies attempt to force their way into West African markets. New Amsterdam becomes New York. The Second Anglo-Dutch War begins. Jonathan Healey, The Blazing World, 2...

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