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Portugal's colonies (and reason for colonization).
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... Portuguese Imperialism By Tim Hoffmann Portugal's colonies:(and reason for colonization) -Angola: (1483)---Natural resources, scramble for Africa, provisions for sailors and traders. -Mozambique:(1497-98)---Natural resources, scramble for Africa -Brazil: (1500)----Plantations (resources), -Guinea-Bissau----Unimportant colony. -Cape Verde: ----- Islands (used to store Portuguese convicts) -Goa: (1505)-----Link with the East (mainly for trade) -Macao: (early 1500's)----Link with the east (mainly for trade) -Gambia (A British colony, only temporarily a harbor area for Portugal) Facts about main colonies: (Importance) Angola: Portugal's most important colony. Resources: Ivory, spices, various minerals, oil, diamonds. SLAVES Many slaves taken from Angola and taken to places like Brazil and Cape Verde Missionaries sent to Angola to "help and bring educational and health." They failed and disrupted the Africans lifestyles. Tribes: Ovimbundu, Mbundu, Bakongo and Lund-Chokwe. They all had separate struggles against the Portuguese. Portuguese first attracted by the income from the slave trade than in spreading European civilization or missionary work. Mozambique:: It's main importance was as a provisionary station for Portuguese sailors going around Africa or over to
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