1. The Atlantic World 1420-1607 Quick Summary Transformation of 4 Regions

2. Europe Looks Outward Europe was divided linguistically, politically, and economically. Continent was recovering from the BLACK DEATH. Spain, England, Portugal and France all sought to expand commercially and religiously (Christianity) Portugal and Prince Henry navigated the west Coast of Africa Slavery Cultures

3. Europe…. Slavery……exploitation…African Slavery v. New Slavery. Christopher Columbus/ Northwest Passage Columbian Exchange---80 million deaths in 150 years. New plants new animal life. Was Columbus a Hero or Villain? What factors prompted Spain and Portugal to expand in the 15 th and 16 th Century?

4. Spanish Ascendency in the Western Hemisphere The Spanish built on Columbus’s voyages by conquering peoples of Mexico, Peru and SW America. Aztecs…..Tenochtilitian Incas….Peru Pueblo…Hopi and Zuni SW US. Significant cultures and cultural differences Conquistadors Hermando Cortes…..Montezuma Pizarro/Coronado/B. de las Casas

5. Spain Pueblo Revolt Black Legend

6. England and France Political Turmoil internally and internationally. John Cabot Richard Hakluyt’s writing….Salvation Roanoke Island----The Lost Colony. France Samuel de Champlain Quebec 1608 Jean-Baptiste Colbert Canada/Caribbean Sugar Islands---sugarcane.

7. Summary All European countries had difficulty populating their colonies. Life was hard and dangerous. Slavery solved their labor problems. France attempted to coexist with the Indians England and Spain took the natives’ land and destroyed their way of life. European expansion laid the foundation of modern Atlantic world as it destroyed native peoples and cultures in its wake.

8. Important People/Terms Bartolome de La Casas Black Death Black Legend Encomienda System Francisco Pizzaro Christopher Columbus Francisco Coronado Hermando Cortes Jean-Baptiste Colbert Montezuma Northwest Passage Prince Henry Pueblo Revolt Richard Hakluyt-----reading

9. Homework Read Chapter 2 and 3 over the weekend Take notes on the reading. Big Picture Questions Who were the first Europeans to explore NW US? How did Europeans begin new Settlements in NA? How England’s exploration was so different? Why was it so difficult to colonize the New World? The Rise of Merchant Class shapes English settlement and Exploration What happened at Roanoke? Unit 1 Test (Chapters 1-4) Friday 9/13