Day 1 World History Exploration Settlement We Can’t Get Along with Our Parents

CRUSADES (Holy Wars) Christian Europeans wanted to end Islam Christian knights traveled to the Middle East to fight Muslim soldiers RESULTS: o Increased trade between Europe and Asia o Led to an interest in exploration o Led to growth in towns o Exchange of goods and ideas

CRUSADES (Holy Wars) Christian Europeans wanted to end Islam Christian knights traveled to the Middle East to fight Muslim soldiers RESULTS: o Increased trade between Europe and Asia o Led to an interest in exploration o Led to growth in towns o Exchange of goods and ideas

Reformation A call to REFORM (change) the Roman Catholic Church Groups broke away from the RCC because: o The Church owned too much land o The Church sold church jobs o The Church sold “indulgences” (forgiveness of sins)

Reformation A call to REFORM (change) the Roman Catholic Church Groups broke away from the RCC because: o The Church owned too much land o The Church sold church jobs o The Church sold “indulgences” (forgiveness of sins) What word within this title are you going to remember? What Was being “reformed”?

Renaissance Revival of learning and questioning in Europe People became interested in art, music, books (because of the printing press), etc… People wanted to get smart

Renaissance Revival of learning and questioning in Europe People became interested in art, music, books (because of the printing press), etc… People wanted to get smart Why do you think that the Renaissance came after the Crusades?

Exploration Conquistadors o Explorers came from Europe to explore “the Americas” Columbian Exchange o When Columbus came to the Americas, the Indians were introduced to new foods from Europe. o When Columbus went back to Europe, the Europeans were introduced to food that had been brought back from the Indians o The Columbian Exchange wasn’t all good:  European diseases killed Indians  Indians were enslaved  Land was taken from Indians

First Settlements St. Augustine o The first successful settlement in the Americas o Settled by the Spanish Jamestown o The first ENGLISH settlement in the Americas. o Had the first representative government in America = THE HOUSE OF BURGESS o Was saved when they started growing tobacco o John Smith (Pochantas)

Colonists are in America Now What?

French and Indian War NOT fought between France and the Indians WAS fought between England (our parents) and France. The Indians helped the French The English (British) won o Created debt. How will it be paid? o Raise taxes. What does that cause? o Colonists boycotted and smuggled British goods

Taxation “Taxation without representation “ Before the French and Indian War the British had left the colonies alone. After the French and Indian War it was whole ‘nother ballgame. Stamp Act o Tax on documents Navigation Act o Colonists must use British ships and buy British goods

Boston Massacre British soldiers said that some colonists “started it”. They wasn’t true. Wasn’t a large number to die…but it “stirred the pot”. Colonists were looking for an excuse to fight the British.

Boston Tea Party Colonists threw Tea in the Harbor to protest taxes Results: o British pass the Intolerable Acts (and Quartering Act)

Boston Tea Party Colonists threw Tea in the Harbor to protest taxes Results: o British pass the Intolerable Acts (and Quartering Act) Can you see a pattern here? Tensions are getting higher and higher…something’s got to give!

Patrick Henry “Give me liberty or give me death”