5 W’s of European Exploration
WHEN did exploration occur?
-1001- Leif Erikson and the Vikings were the first
Europeans to arrive in the New World.
-1400’s- Portuguese sailors discover new routes around
Africa toward Asia.
-1492- Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) reached
the West Indies.
-1511- Spanish Conquer Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Cuba.
Explore eastern costs of North and South America.
-1607- The first successful English colony at Jamestown.
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Unit Three Exploration
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Why and where did Exploration Explore?
Leif Erikson 1001
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Accidently blown off course while
attempting to convert the people of
Greenland to Christianity.
Settled in Vinland:
Northwest tip of
Newfoundland.
Portuguese Navigators
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Henry the Navigator
 Cape
of Good Hope,
1488.
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Vasco De Gama
 Trade
Route to India
1498.
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Helped boost
Portuguese economy
 Paper
and cinnamon
5 W’s of European Exploration
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Who was involved in
Exploration?
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Spain
France
Portugal
England
Dutch
5W’s of European Exploration
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Where did the Europeans explore?
North America
-The Florida Region
-Northern Atlantic Coast
-The Carolinas
- Great Lakes
 Central America
-Central Mexico
 South America
-Brazil
-Peru
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5 W’s of European Exploration
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Why did they explore the New
World?
Mercantilism
-The search for wealth
(exports>imports)
 Economic and military competition
among countries.
 Search for the Northwest Passage
(water route to the Pacific)
 Spread Christianity
 Sense of adventure (Glory)
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Mercantilism
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Gold and silver: sign
of a nations wealth.
Colonies serve as a
provider of raw
material, and market
for exports.
Colony, territory under
immediate control of
the state.
Spread of Christianity
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Christianity used to
Justify colonization.
Conquers believed it
was their right to bring
Christianity to the
“New World”
Often forced upon the
Natives
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What was the result of European
Exploration?
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Death of millions of Native
Americans.
The Columbian Exchange
-The movement of
people, goods,
and diseases
between Asia,
Africa, Europe, and
the Americas.
The Slave Trade.
Europeans colonies in
the Americas.
3 continents, Americas, Europe and Africa
* Squash
* Turkey
* Cocoa
* Peanut
* Avocado
* Pumpkin
* Pineapple
* Tomato
* Peppers
* Tobacco
* Cassava
* Vanilla
* Olive
* Coffee Beans * Banana
* Onion
* Turnip
* Honeybee
* Grape
* Peach
* Sugar Cane
* Citrus Fruits * Pear
* Wheat
* Cattle
* Sheep
* Pig
* Flu
* Typhus
* Measles
* Diptheria
* Whooping Cough
* Sweet Potatoes
* Quinine
* POTATO
* MAIZE
* Syphilis
* Rice
* Barley
* Oats
* HORSE
* Smallpox
* Malaria
Christopher Columbus
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Born: Genoa Italy
Sent by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of
Spain
Reasons for Exploring
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Alternate route to
Asia. (Spice)
Would become
Governor of any Land
discovered.
Wealth: allowed 10%
profit made from
colonies.
The Voyage of Christopher
Columbus
4 Voyages:
First Voyage: Cuba, San
Salvador and
Hispaniola.
Second Voyage:
Caribbean Islands.
Third Voyage: South
American Main Land.
Forth Voyage: Panama,
Costa Rica
Trial of Christopher Columbus
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Settlers and Natives
complained of
Columbus’s
“tyrannical” rule.
Witness say he
regularly used
violence to govern
Hispaniola.
http://rt.com/usa/ne
ws/columbus-usacelebration-protest/
Trial of Columbus
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“I should be judged as a captain who went from
Spain to the Indies to conquer a people numerous and
warlike, whose manners and religion are very
different from ours, who live in sierras and mountains,
without fixed settlements, and where by divine will I
have placed under the sovereignty of the King and
Queen our lords” Christopher Columbus-1500