Answer:
Slaves as cargo to be transported to the Americas as quickly and cheaply as possible, there to be sold to work on coffee, tobacco, cocoa, sugar, and cotton plantations, gold and silver mines, rice fields, the construction industry, cutting timber for ships, as skilled labour, and as domestic
Explanation:
Declaration of independence
Technically, continuous improvement is an operations concept developed in Japan, although of course it quickly spread to other countries and economies since it provides for more efficiency.
Answer:
Europeans, maybe also Americans.
Explanation:
The Europeans are the most apparent. Britain and Germany were incredibly strong forces in China during and leading up to the Boxer Rebellion. America was also heavily involved. If I had to choose one, I would say Europe, but if not Europe and America were both heavily involved.