History A-Level
Overseas trade and empire
What Overseas trade and empire means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Overseas trade and empire
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The Dutch East India Company, privately financed under a state charter, developed overseas trade and challenged Iberian power in Asia.
Topics that use Overseas trade and empire
- Securing the independence of the United Provinces, 1584–1609 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- De facto independence
- Diplomacy and truce
- English and French interventions
- Financial and military weakness
- Growing divergence of north and south
- Impact on the Dutch Revolt and independence
- International involvement in the Dutch Revolt
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