Choose the correct statements regarding the timeline of colonialism:

 

A. The exploration and contact phase occurred from the 15th to the 17th centuries.

B. The establishment of trading posts took place from the 16th to the 18th centuries.

C. The imperial conquest and consolidation phase lasted from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

D. The establishment of trading posts was solely for cultural exchange.

E. Key European powers involved in colonization included Spain, England, and France.

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