Answer:
Portugal and Spain both wanted to control the trade routes with Asia. Spain established colonies, while Portugal only established forts.
The Silk Road was an ancient road that stretched through Asia and the Middle East, where fine goods were traded from one person to another. It opened during the Han dynasty (130 bce), but was closed in 1453 ce, when the Ottoman empire boycotted trade with the west and shut down the routes.
Answer: Many years of struggling
Explanation: After the war, the Articles of Confederation were made which gave more power to the states than the government, no executive or judicial branch, and a unicameral system of government.
As a result of the French and Indian War, Britain received Florida from Spain and Canada from France, while France maintained its West Indies colonies and Spain received Louisiana from France.