President- Obama (Dem) Senate Majority- Democrat ◦ Senate- Joe Donnelly (Dem) from Indiana House Majority- Republican ◦ House of Rep- 4 Rep, 1 Dem from Indiana Indiana Governor- Mike Pence (Rep) Indiana State Senate- Dem Majority (District 30)- Scott Schneider (Rep) Indiana House- Republican Majority Superintendent of Education- Glenda Ritz (Dem) Same Sex Marriage- Legalized in Maine and Maryland ◦ already legalized in New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and D.C. ◦ 8 total states now have legalized gay marriage Legalization of recreactional Marijuana in Colorado and Washington ◦ Passed on the ballot but not certain if it will be legalized ◦ Discrepancy between being illegal for the federal gov’t and legal for the state gov’t ◦ If passed, users 21+ ◦ excise tax on marijuana will be at 25% for growers, middlemen, and users

 Portugal- Lacked numbers and wealth needed to dominate  Spain- gained Philippines. Became major Spanish base for trade in the Pacific.  The Dutch and the English- dominated trade (better financed than Portuguese) Dutch East India Company- Massive profits from spice trade (controlled entire Indonesian Archipelago) Mainland Southeast Kingdoms Burma (Myanmar), Siam (Thailand), and Vietnam- Strong monarchies were able to resist European encroachment (but did participate in some trade)

 The Impact of the Western Powers ◦ Hindu and Muslim people controlled by the Mughal Empire ◦ English beat out the Dutch and French for control of India ◦ British established the East India Company- traded Indian cotton made goods and spices ◦ Battle of Plassey (1757)- Small British force defeated Mughal army ten times its size.  British East India Company could collect taxes from Mughal Court  Marked the gradual transfer of the Indian Subcontinent to British control ◦ Seven Years War ( )- British forced French to withdraw from India completely

 China ◦ Qing Dynasty- Manchus ◦ Western Inroads  Russia – Fur and Skins  England- Tea and Silk  Limited Contact  Traders confined to a small island and could only reside there October-March  Japan ◦ Opening to the West  The Portuguese  Initially visitors welcomed  Catholic Missionaries  Missionaries success provoked Anti-west sentiment  Missionaries expelled  Japanese Christians were persecuted  European Merchants then expelled  The Dutch only merchants allowed to stay  Didn’t send missionaries

 Spain and Portugal  The West Indies ◦ The British and the French ◦ The “Sugar Factories”  North America ◦ The Dutch (1 st )  New Netherlands (Hudson River Valley- New York State)  Decline of Dutch due to competition and warfare with British and French  Eventually, England seized the Dutch’s colony and renamed it New York ◦ The English  Jamestown (1607)  Thirteen Colonies  By 1750, the colonies were very prosperous and heavily populated (1.5 million people) ◦ The French  Canada  Trade in furs, leather, fish and timber