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1 European Exploration France and England

2 Northwest Passage An all water route to Asia going North of North America. English and French explorers were searching for it. They never found it!

3 After failing to do so, Champlain founded the French colony of Quebec
The French explorer Samuel de Champlain searched Canada for a northwest passage to Asia

4 Jacques Cartier Sailed for France
Was looking for the Northwest Passage Was the 1st explorer to explore the St Lawrence Seaway and claimed it for France

5 John Cabot Sailed for England Accomplishments: 1. Looked for the Northwest Passage and never found it 2. Claimed Canada for England

6 Henry Hudson Sailed for England 1. Accomplishments: Looking for the Northwest passage (never found it) 2. Discovered Hudson Bay

7 The Effects of the European Age of Exploration on the Americas

8 THE NEW WORLD THE OLD WORLD
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE, AFRICA and ASIA THE NEW WORLD THE OLD WORLD

9 The Columbian Exchange & Global Trade
Definition Columbian Exchange — widespread exchange of crops, animals, diseases, culture, and ideas between the Eastern (Old World) and Western (New World) hemispheres

10 Which 5 do you think had the most significant impact?

11 Effects of the Age of Exploration
Diseases killed native populations in the Americas Slavery (Africans) God: Europeans spread Christianity Gold: Europeans got money from their colonies Glory: Europeans got land & power New trade routes Migration-movement of millions of people Rapid population growth in Europe Columbian Exchange


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