Describe the relationship among the rise of European nation states, international commerce, and the exploration of the New World.

<Tab/>Late in the fifteenth century, changes began to arise in Europe. The public began to demand more after numerous brief brushes with the exotics lands of the Orient. Society had begun to unite, prompting nation states ruled by a solitary monarch to appear. This demand for goods as well as the control needed to carry out the necessary operations led to an age of exploration, conquest, and discovery. <…

…untamed wild of North America. They were pushed to this action as fur trade boomed back across the Atlantic. Pelts were plentiful in America and many saw the opportunity in this fact. Permanent outposts were erected and trade with the Indians was established. Europeans and Indians formed a symbiotic relationship as metal goods were traded for the o-so valuable skins. This was the start of a great colonization that would eventually become the United States.