Europeans began building their empires in the western hemisphere in the early 1500s, but by the 1800s, Spain<span> and </span>Portugal<span> were no longer powerful countries, and the largest British colony had become the </span>United States<span>. </span>Britain<span>, </span>France<span>, </span>Germany<span>, </span>Russia<span>, and the </span>Netherlands<span> continued to colonize during this era, but they also devised other ways to spread their empires. In the late 19th century </span>Japan<span> and the </span>United States<span> joined the European nations as an imperialist power.</span>
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I think the first statement best describes a graduated point map.
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I think it's C and D because A is wrong... B and E are just completely wrong, so GO WITH <u><em>C AND D</em></u>
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