“Discovering” the Americas US History, Chapter 2, Part 2

Columbus’ “Discovery” Between 1492 and 1504, Columbus made _____ voyages to the ‘New World’ – Visited the __________Islands, _______America and ________America – Map, text page 41 – Columbus’ ________: gave him titles-________of the discovered lands Gave him _______ over the lands he had “____________”

Europeans’ Reactions ________Isabella wanted to convert the _______ people to ___________ Columbus wanted to ________the Taino people The Pope had to ______these lands between the _________ and the ___________ – They were ________over who could claim the most land – Created the _______of Tordesillas- made it more fair To whom?

Spain could claim Portugal could claim

Columbus in the Americas Columbus was supposed to ________these colonies – _______: an area controlled by a far-off country – Instead, he traveled around __________more lands – He __________the Taino (against the ________directions) – He ignored the __________he was supposed to govern They had trouble __________their plantations (huge farm that grows only one crop) – When he went back to ________, his leadership role was ________away – He died sick from a _________he got in the new world, rich but ___________ Still believed that the lands he’d found were right next to _______

The Race Begins…

Portugal’s Discoveries Vasco da Gama: sailed _______ around _______and then east toward _____ – He accomplished what __________had wanted to do: find a ____route to _____from Europe Pedro Alvars Cabral: trying the follow da Gama’s route to ______, but ______blew him off course – Went so far _____ that he landed in _____ ________in Brazil, claimed lands for Portugal and this was fine with other Europeans because this was on Portugal’s side of the ___________established by the pope

Italian Explorers for hire Some ________worked for other countries exploring – John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) sailed for _______ – Wanted to find a way to _______like Columbus had tried, but found North America instead – Claimed these lands for _______(later ________colonies) Amerigo Vespuci: Italian sailing for _________ – Sailed to South ___________ – Wrote letters about __________ Americans – His discoveries and letters were published in a _____that labeled North and South America as “_______” in honor of Vespuci, people started to call it that and the name stuck

Oh, now we get it! Europeans realized that North and South _________were actually two unknown _________between Europe and Asia – Changed plans: now wanted to find a ______through the two continents so they could get to Asia _______ – Balboa, a _______explorer, followed Native American guides through the Panama _______to see the Pacific Ocean (South Sea) on the other side – He began exploring this area to find a _______ across the land as a way to ____through and save ______on the journey Others jealous and had him killed for treason in 1519

Which Explorer was most important? Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Pedro Alvars Cabral, John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto), Amerigo Vespuci Why? _________________________________________