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The slave trade business is booming. Recently, a new shipment of healthy slaves arrived in America. Affonso I has attempted to slow slave trade, but the King has disregarded his attempt. Plantations are thriving in America as the amount of slaves there is increasing. More slave ships have been sent to Kongo due to the increasing demand for slaves.
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Colonial India is the part of the Indian subcontinent, which was under the control of European colonial powers. Trade was carried between Indian states and Europeans. In the later 18th century Britain and France struggled for dominance through proxy Indian rulers and also by direct military intervention. The defeat of the redoubtable Indian ruler Tipu Sultan in 1799 marginalised French influence. This was followed by a rapid expansion of British power through the greater part of the subcontinent in the early 19th century. By the middle of the century, the British had already gained direct or indirect control over almost all of Indian territories. British India contained the most populous and valuable provinces of the British Empire and thus became known as "the jewel in the British crown".
International News
The Line of Demarcation and its Potential Impact
By: Dina Habboosh
The Line of Demarcation was recently set by Pope Alexander VI that divides the new world between Spain and Portugal. Spain has rights to the west side of the line and Portugal has rights to the east side of the line. This could potentially impact many countries who wanted to build their own empires. It could cause them to build quickly, and since it is unclear exactly where the line is, there could be many disputes over territory. There is also worry that Protestant countries will not accept the word of the Pope, and continue exploration in Spain and Portugal's territory which could lead to more wars.
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Obituaries
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was the first European to set foot in the Americas. While trying to get to the Indies in 1492, he landed on the Caribbean Islands. Thinking that he was at his destination he called the Native Americans Indians. His contributions were very important to history, because he had not landed in the Caribbean, then we would not know about the Americas today. Unfortunately, he died May 20, 1506 still believing that he had found a sea route to Asia.
Ferdinand Magellen
Ferdinand Magellan was the first man to lead an expedition to circumnavigate the globe. He was a Portuguese noblemen. He was born in Sabrosa, Portugal. He served King Charles I of Spain. His expedition in 1519-1522 became the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean. He died in Mactan, Philippines on April 27, 1521. The men who were on his ship continued his expedition. Only eighteen men survived.
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese navigator Vasco Da Gama is the first European explorer to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia for the first time by ocean route. In 1497, he followed in Dia's footsteps, leading four ships around the Cape of Good Hope. After decades of sailors trying to reach the Indies, with thousands of lives and dozens of vessels lost in shipwrecks and attacks, da Gama landed in Calicut on May 20, 1498. Reaching the legendary Indian spice routes unopposed helped the Portuguese Empire improve its economy. He died on December 24, 1524.
Interview
Transcribed by Jolene Shao
Our reporter did an interview with Joe, a native inhabitant in Philippines. Below is their conversation.
(reporter: r Joe: j)
r: Hi, Joe! As a native inhabitant in Philippines, how are you these days?
j; Well, I am so sad that my country was conquered by Spain, and most of us must are Catholic, which is the religion that we don't really accept.
r: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
j: And the what made me very angry is that our Filipino people are not united to defeat our enemies, so the Spanish were able to seize our nation easily.
r: So, do you have a plan to leave Philippines?
j: Thousands of inhabitants are suffering too. As a loyal citizen, I will still stay here. Anyway, I have no where else to go.
r: Thank you for answering these question. Best wishes for your life and this land!