1. John Cabot Francisco Coronado Samuel de Champlain Robert La Salle
EXPLORERS
John Cabot
Francisco Coronado
Samuel de Champlain
Robert La Salle

2. IT ALL BEGAN IN AFRICA….

3. AFRICAN KINGDOMS
The African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai produced slaves, gold and ivory.
Because their products were in demand, they controlled the trade across the Sahara desert.

4. Europeans wanted the gold, slaves, and ivory that Muslims were bringing across the desert from West Africa.
SLAVES!
GOLD!
IVORY!

5. Portuguese begin EXPLORATION
The Portuguese decided to send voyages of exploration along the West Coast of Africa to discover where the gold was and set up trade.

6. The Portuguese Trade
The Portuguese ships carried metals, cloth and manufactured goods from Europe.
They traded these goods with the West Africans for gold, slaves and ivory.

7. AGE of EXPLORATION BEGINS!!
Now ALL the European countries want what the Portuguese have discovered!
European nations are also looking for a shorter, WESTWARD route to the riches of Asia.

8. Motivations for Exploration
GOLD
GOD
GLORY
Economic: to gain wealth by finding gold, natural resources or developing trade.
Religious: to spread the Christian faith.
Victorious: to spread the empire and show that one’s culture is superior to all others.

9. Explorers faced many obstacles to exploration.
Their maps were not good and they didn’t have navigational instruments to show where in the world they were!
Many of the crew members were afraid because they didn’t know what was beyond their coastline!
Explorers faced disease and starvation!
Often explorers lacked adequate supplies and ran out of food and equipment!

10. Even though there were many dangers and obstacles in their way, many brave men set sail for
GOLD,
GOD,
And
GLORY!

11. John Cabot Sailed for ENGLAND Searched for a westward route to Asia
Claimed EASTERN CANADA for England

12. Cabot and his British Band, Trekked Canada East For home England

13. Samuel de Champlain Explored for FRANCE
Established (founded) the settlement of QUEBEC as a trading post to exchange goods with Indians.

14. Champlain Frenchman extraordinaire Founded Quebec Fair and square.

15. Robert La Salle Explored for FRANCE
Explored the length of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed all the land drained by the Mississippi for France! This was all the land between the Appalachian Highlands and the Rocky Mts.!!

16. La Salle, He took a great big chance, Sailed down the Miss’ And claimed for France.

17. Francisco Coronado Explored for SPAIN
Claimed land in the SOUTHWEST for Spain

18. Coronado, Spaniard bold, Explored Southwest In search of gold.

19. SPANISH EXPLORATION
The Spanish conquered the Native Americans and forced them into slavery!
They also transmitted European diseases that killed the Indians.
The Spanish made the First Americans give up their cultural practices and become Christians.

20. FRENCH EXPLORATION
The French set up trading posts to exchange European goods for furs with the Indians.
The shared their Christian faith but did not force it on the Native Americans.

21. ENGLISH EXPLORATION
The English claimed new found land for themselves and established settlements along the East Coast.
They traded with the First Americans

22. Areas of Cooperation between Natives & Europeans
Native Americans shared new ways to farm.
New technologies (maps, tools, weapons) were developed.
New trade routes were established

23. Areas of Conflict between Natives and Europeans
Language differences caused misunderstandings.
Europeans pushed the Natives off land
Europeans brought diseases.
Natives and Europeans competed for trade.

24. Accomplishments, or Successes, of European Explorations…
Goods and ideas were exchanged between cultures.
New navigational tools and ships improved travel across oceans.
European empires expanded by claiming territories in North America.

25. The Western Hemisphere opened to European colonization!
Bring on the settlers!
The Western Hemisphere opened to European colonization!