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* Module 2 Empires and Encounters 1450–1750 European Empires in the Americas Maritime Expansion Spaniards in Caribbean, then on to Aztec and Inca empires Portuguese in Brazil British, French, and Dutch colonies in North America Europeans controlled most of the Americas by the mid-nineteenth century The European Advantage geography: European Atlantic states were well positioned need: Chinese and Indians didn’t have much incentive to go beyond Indian Ocean markets marginality: Europeans were aware of their precarious position in Eurasian commerce and wanted to change it Rivalry: interstate rival