Colonization of the New World is one of the most important events in world history. Unfortunately, many people today don't treat these events with the seriousness and deep thought they deserve. Did European colonization have more positives than negatives? I argue so. In this video on Pax Tube, I explain why European Colonization was a historic achievement that brought good things across the globe. At the same time, it also had some dark moments that are worth considering and analyzing. Buckle up for this dive into the events that would change the fate of the world as we know it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support the channel by becoming a member or donating here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PaxOfficial My other socials: Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaxTubeOfficial Telegram - https://t.me/PaxTube Odysee - https://odysee.com/@PaxTube:6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 1:59 Origins of Colonization 8:52 How European Colonization Worked 13:12 Colonization Controversies 21:28 Positives of Colonization ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Citations: The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600 by Alfred W. Crosby Accounting for the Great Divergence: Recent findings from historical national accounting by Professor Stephen Broadberry https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/accounting-great-divergence-recent-findings-historical-national-accounting Slavery - Forced Labor, Oppression, Inequality by Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/topic/slavery-sociology/Slave-societies Hernan Cortes | Expeditions, Biography, & Facts by Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hernan-Cortes We Need More Junipero Serra, Not Less by Christopher Check https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/we-need-more-junipero-serra-not-less Rebellions in Late Colonial Spanish America: A Comparative Perspective by Anthony McFarlane Sublimis Deus: On the Enslavement and Evangelization of Indians by Pope Paul III https://www.papalencyclicals.net/paul03/p3subli.htm