European Powers Dbq

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In the mid-eighteenth century, many European powers wanted to expand their influence to other parts of Europe and to the rest of the world and also to gain new territories. To accomplish this, they had to overcome many issues. They had to make alliances with the natives of the new land, cooperate in trade with other powers, overcome diplomatic negotiation, and lastly make peace agreements. The natives of the new land would play a key role in establishing European powers. Catholic Indians from New York thanked the Indians from the Great Lakes region for defending them against the British (Doc 2). They were entirely grateful towards