Causes of European exploration Why did European Countries want colonies in the Americas?

Asking Questions and Making Inferences On a sheet of notebook paper: 1. What information in the document catches your attention? 2. What questions can you ask that will help you make this information more meaningful? 3. What conclusions or inferences can be drawn from the questions? 4. What evidence supports your inference?

“Christopher Columbus Departs Spain for the New World, 1492”

Cornell Notes ► Draw a horizontal line along the top line of the paper ► Draw a horizontal line about 5 or 6 lines up from the bottom of the paper ► Draw a vertical line “3 fingers” from the left red margin line connecting the 2 horizontal lines

► Desire for wealth from trade ► Spread Christianity throughout New World ► Competition for National Power that came from the wealth  Made countries to desire more trade

Trade Routes ► Crusades opened up the Far East using the Middle East ► Italians controlled the monopoly with the Middle East  Italians got rich while Europe protested ► Europeans searched for new trade routes

EUROPEAN SPICE TRADE

New ships –Caravel Navigation tools –Compass –Astrolabe –Sextant Spread of knowledge –Printing press New Technology

► Portugal ► Spain ► France ► England ► The Netherlands

Mercantilism ► Colonies exist to make profit for European country ► Favorable balance of trade  Colony produces raw materials for the country  Colony buys finished product from the country

Portugal ► Invented caravel ► First to map all water route to Asia around Africa

► Columbus sailed west to find Asia ► Granted territory by Treaty of Tordesillas ► Spanish conquistadors claimed much of America  Expanding Spain's empire  Searching for riches  Converting natives to Catholocism ► Colonies  New Spain  Peru Spain

FRANCE ► Sought the Northwest Passage ► Cartier  Explored the St. Lawrence River ► Established fur trade ► Colony  New France – Champlain & Quebec

ENGLAND ► Sought Northwest Passage ► John Cabot  Newfoundland, Canada ► Hudson  Hudson Bay ► Established fishing trade