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I've been thinking lately.Rather than direct colonization, what if Europeans simply signed trade agreements with the natives wherever they wanted to trade with and invest in those places as well if they wanted to. If these agreements are respected by other European countries then they would respect each others "turf". I understand that some colonies were settler colonies so what if Europeans simply bought land from the natives instead of taking it from them? It would have avoided lots of bloodshed on both sides.
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