1. The Age of Exploration
Chapter 2

2. Now Do, You Must
Why do you think the people of Europe wanted to explore?
Why would you want to explore beyond your normal surroundings?

3. Background Renaissance encouraged adventure Religious purposes
Crusades/Spices/Marco Polo
Italians and Muslims rule trade

4. Exploration Domination
Spain
England
Netherlands
Italy
France
Teams:
Spain
England
Italy
France
Portugal
Netherlands
Portugal

5. God, Glory, Gold Wealth: trade with China
England, Spain, Portugal, France
Spreading Christianity: (Crusades/Conversions)
“To serve God and His Majesty, to give light to those who were in darkness, and to grow rich as all men desire to do.” -Dias

6. Columbus claims San Salvador for Spain

7. Columbus Italian (Genoa)
Thought that India (The Indies) was west of Europe
Called Natives he found Indians
He UNDERESTIMATED the circumference of the world

10. Columbus
What we thought
What we know now

11. Columbus What we thought What we know now He discovered America
He made it to the United States
He was friendly with the Indians
What we know now
He wasn’t the first to discover the land
He didn’t realize he was not in America even till his death
He made the Indians
his servants

12. Slavery before America
Losers of battle would be taken as slaves
Citizens of villages that were plundered and burned
People seen as inferior

13. Slavery in America Europeans started gold mines and growing crops
Farmers/Miners had Indians work the land
When disease killed 90% of the Indian population,
they needed new workers
Africans were being captured and brought to the
Caribbean

14. Cortes Mistaken for a god because of his armor
Led conquistadores to Mexico to get gold/land for Spain
Destroyed cities and built new ones in honor of Spain

15. Spanish Conquests

16. 2.2 Review Questions
Describe how Spain established territorial claims in the Caribbean and South America in complete sentences.
What is a conquistador?
Who do you think gained more through the Columbian 
    Exchange: Europe or the Americas? Why?

17. Spanish Mission

18. 2.3 Review Questions
What was the relationship like between the Spanish and the American Indians in North America?
Compare how Spain took over land in North America
to the way they took over land in the Caribbean and
South America.

20. France Sailed to Canada, move west from there
Traded with Native Americans for furs, integrated with the
Huron tribes.
Made enemies with the Iroquois
Fur trading led them to Louisiana, and they took over
most of the land to the east of the Mississippi River

22. England John Cabot follows Columbus to America, plants flag
Roanoke: failed bc they arrived too late
to plant crops, died in winter

23. Jamestown -Virginia area filled with disease and Indians
No English knew about farming, wouldn’t last winter
Pocahontas helps settlers make food, almost die during winter
Fighting breaks out, Pocahontas is captured
learns English ways
John Rolfe marries her, two peoples are at peace

25. Netherlands Henry Hudson discovers river in the east coast
Dutch colonists settle in upper Hudson area (New York)
Trade fur with Indians for land, supplied weapons
to Iroquois
Established New Amsterdam, a welcoming city
The English take over, name it New York

26. Chapter 2 Final Thought Questions
How did Marco Polo encourage European exploration?
The French and the Dutch (Netherlands) both
traded/grew what product?
Why did the London Company send settlers
to Virginia?