Coronado
explored and claimed much of the
southwestern United States for Spain.
Samuel de Champlain
established the settlement of Quebec
for France
Robert de La Salle
John Cabot
What forces motivated Europe to
explore?
claimed the Mississippi River Valley
for France and called it Louisiana
explored eastern Canada and the
coastline of the northeastern United
States, claiming it for England
Economics – Gold, trade
natural resources
Religion – spread of Christianity
Glory –
belief in superiority of
culture and competition
for empire
What obstacles did explorers face?
List four.
What accomplishments were made
during the age of exploration?
List three.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Poor maps and navigational tools
Disease/starvation
Fear of the unknown
Lack of adequate supplies
1. Goods and ideas were exchanged.
2. Improved navigational tools and
ship design (lateen sails)
3. European nations claimed new
territories
What was the first European nation to
trade with western Africa?
Portugal
What European nation conquered and
enslaved the Native Americans, forced
conversion to Christianity, and
brought diseases that wiped out many
tribes
Spain
What European nation established
trading posts and encouraged Native
Americans to convert to Christianity?
France
What European nation established
farming settlements and claimed
ownership of land. They traded and
learned farming techniques from the
Native Americans.
What areas of cooperation existed
between Native Americans and
Europeans? List three.
England
1. Trade
2. Crops
3. Technology (farm tools & weapons)
1.
What areas of conflict existed between 2.
Native Americans and Europeans?
3.
List 5.
4.
5.
Land
Competition for trade
Differences in culture
Disease
Language differences
The earliest and smallest west African
kingdom
Ghana
This west African kingdom became a
center for Islamic learning. Its capital
was Timbuktu.
Mali
This was the last and largest of the
west African empires
Songhai
Why did the West African empires
become so powerful?
They regulated between all of western
Africa (particularly of salt and gold)
What goods were traded between
Portugal and West Africa?
Portugal traded metal, cloth, guns, and
manufactured items for gold and
slaves.
The exchange of ideas, goods, and
diseases between Europe and the
Americas during the age of
exploration
The Columbian Exchange