1. Europeans Cross the Atlantic Ideology of Gold, Glory & God

2. Why Go West? Gold Gold - Trade routes to Asia blocked by Muslims - Faster, safer travel sought by merchants - Faster, safer travel sought by merchants Glory Glory - Competition between Spain, Portugal, England & France for wealth and control of the seas. - “Second born” sons who could inherit no property sought their fortunes in the New World. - “Second born” sons who could inherit no property sought their fortunes in the New World. God God - Kings wished to spread their own faith to do “God’s work.

3. Columbus’ Gamble Get there… or be ridiculed, imprisoned maybe even die if you don’t!

4. Columbus Lands

5. Third Trip - Trinidad

6. Columbus’ Impact Brought 3 worlds together – Brought 3 worlds together – SpainNative AmericaAfrica Created Competition with Portugal, France & England for the Created Competition with Portugal, France & England for the New World. Spanish Conquest destroys native population through, battles, disease and overwork. Spanish Conquest destroys native population through, battles, disease and overwork. - No workers to develop the land - Spanish Hidalgos’ Ideology resists work - Begin importing slaves from Guinea (Africa) Tradition of slavery begins

7. Impact on Europe Power shifts occur for 1 st half of 1500s. Power shifts occur for 1 st half of 1500s. - Command of seas goes to Spain. - Acquires wealth from Mid-American Gold. - Bitter Competition with Portugal, which Owns the Slave Trade Prompts exploration by England and France Prompts exploration by England and France France & Spain Catholic…England is Protestant

8. Treaty of Tordesillas 1493 - Spain & Portugal Agree to divide up colonization of New World. 1493 - Spain & Portugal Agree to divide up colonization of New World. Pope Mediates & draws a line in Atlantic Pope Mediates & draws a line in Atlantic - Spain gets most of Americas (West) - Portugal gets Brazil (East) Impossible to enforce Impossible to enforce No effect on England, No effect on England, France or Holland

9. Columbian Exchange Global exchange of people, food, animals and disease, between Europe and the New World (Americas) Global exchange of people, food, animals and disease, between Europe and the New World (Americas)

10. What Ideology Drove It? Interpret the sequence of events just examined and write a 5 sentence paragraph describing the ideology that drove Columbus and the Spanish to the New World. Interpret the sequence of events just examined and write a 5 sentence paragraph describing the ideology that drove Columbus and the Spanish to the New World.