1. Terms to Master- Define by end of class
Objective- Students will understand the reasons Europe/England began settling North America and the hardships faced
Terms to Master- Define by end of class
Bartolomea Dias Virginia Company
Columbian Exchange House of Burgesses
Encomienda
Spanish Armada (impact)
Jamestown
Charter

2. I. Discovery and Settlement of the New World
Exploration in 16th Century (What was the motivation to explore?)
*new route to Asia for spices, silk and gold
Portugal- first to explore Atlantic
Bartolomea Dias ( st European to reach tip of Africa)
*route to India around Africa dominated by Portugal
*Why does this motivate Spain to find westward route?

3. Spanish Exploration
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella (unite Spain, Spain begins age of exploration
Christopher Columbus- “discovers” New World (1492)
Hernan Cortes- conquers Aztecs and Mexico (1520)
Pizarro- conquers Inca/S. America
Horses and Disease- introduced by Spain, 90% of Native Am. die
Columbian Exchange- exchange of goods from New World to Europe
*IE= potatoes, tobacco, and corn from Americas
*How did Columbus’ discovery change Europe? Native Americans?
Did Columbus discover “The New World”?

4. Spanish Settlement Latin America
Imperial Bureaucracy- Sp. Colonies ran by King
No Self Government
Catholic Church- largest land owner, goal convert Na.Am. to Catholicism
Encomienda- system of slavery that put N.Am. to work on missions
Reason for few Blacks in Mexico
Mining (Gold)- Sp. id not set up businesses, simply extracted minerals
Little Diversification in Economy
How is this difference between the settlement of Mexico and the US evident today?

5. English Exploration Push Factors – why leave England
High Birth rate- rich have lots of children
Law of Primogeniture- only oldest son inherits land
How are the other siblings impacted by this law?
Protestantism vs. Catholicism- Prot. felt Catholic church was corrupt, Cath. angry at those that broke away from Pope
Spanish Armada- Sp.(Cath) Tries to invade Eng(Prot), Sp. loses
England controls the North Atlantic (can now settle N.Am.)
*Would you go?

6. Early English Colonization
Roanoke- 1st attempt, fails
Jamestown- 1st successful city
Virginia Company (Joint Stock Company) pays for Jamestown, goal make $
Gentleman Settlers- rich, did not know how to survive in wild
Gold- looked for, found none
Starving Time- majority of settlers died
Why are the settlers dying? (and N.AM. ok)
John Smith- organized Jamest., saved colony
Tobacco- made Jamest. profitable
John Rolfe- created smoother tobacco
What was the reason why you felt people first moved to United States? Compare that to why you felt people came to US

7. What about the Native Americans?
Powhatans- local Na.Am. near Jamest.
3D’s- why Na.Am. failed in Eng. colonies
Disease- died
Disorganization- tribes hated each other,
Disposability- no mining, no need to unskilled labor like in Mex.
How would things have been different if English settlers decided to live in harmony with Native Americans?
Was there an alternative to the harsh treatment of Native Americans?