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Answer: The trading posts in both regions were intended to allow the Portuguese to control access to heavily trafficked maritime routes
Explanation:
The Portuguese trading posts established in both Africa and Asia were intended to control trade routes instead of conquering territory. First developed by Portuguese sailors, the over fifty fortified trading posts were set in pivotal locations between west Africa and east Asia where they could force merchant vessels to pay duties.
The correct answer is D! The Portuguese American colonies were much more intellectually independent from the mother country!
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