Topic Two: Mercantilism, Exploration and Colonization
Introduction
I. Mercantilism
A. Definition – the transportation of goods from an area in which
they are common to an area in which they are uncommon, and
selling these goods for profit.
B. Mercantile Practices
1. Money
2. Credit
3. Cutting out the middleman
C. Results
II. Exploration
A. Why did the Europeans go exploring?
1. Mercantilism
2. Technology
3. Religion
4. Building a national identity
B. Portuguese
1. Henry the Navigator
2. Portuguese Explorers
3. The Portuguese Empire
C. Spain
1. The Reconquista
2. Spanish Exploration
3. Columbus
4. Treaty of Tordesillas
D. England and France
III. Colonization
A. Africa
1. Slavery before 1550
B. North America
1. Spanish Colonization
2. English and French Colonization
3. Slavery after 1550
IV. Results