1. European Empires This PowerPoint is 37 slides long.
DO NOT waste your time working on this PowerPoint.
You will be taking a lot of important notes and answer a lot of questions that you will see on the test.
Myself or Mr. Lakes will shut down the talking if you are not working on the assignment.

2. Directions
Take notes on the European empires and use the PowerPoint to color your world map to show where the empires were
Make sure to write down everything written in BLUE in your notes
Answer all questions in your notes as well please.
Questions will have a ? At the beginning of the question and at the end
Example: ? What is today’s date?

3. ENGLAND
Even though British explorers successfully found Canada in 1497, under the rule of King Henry VII, no attempt to establish a colony was made at that time.
Under Elizabeth I (Henry VII’s granddaughter)
Rivalry between England and Spain
English privateers (PIRATES) attacked Spanish ships and ports and stole their treasures

4. British America
1607 – Jamestown was England’s first colony (eventually became Virginia)
Virginia was the first of 13 British colonies
The Caribbean colonies were the most important :
Sugar
plantations
Dependent on
slave labor

5. Other British Colonies
The British sent their criminals to Australia because their prisons were too crowded
They eventually found gold in Australia as well
This caused non-criminals to move to Australia
India was a huge British colony. The British were able to trade lots of spices because of this colony
Britain had control of Hong Kong in China for many many years

6. “The Sun never sets”
After colonizing areas in four continents, the British Empire became the largest empire in history!
It was often said that “The sun never sets on the British Empire” because it was so big that the sun was always shining on at least one of its colonies!

7. ? Questions ?
? Why do they say the sun never sets on the British empire?
? Which colonies were the most important for the British empire?
? Who were the English sailors that attacked the Spanish trade ships?

8. FRANCE France had two different empires Quebec (Canada)
The first was in the Americas ( )
The second was in Africa & Asia (1830 – 1960)
Quebec (Canada)
Permanent fur trading post
The French people wanted fur
Canadians wanted metal, guns, alcohol and clothing

9. The fall of the French
Lost Quebec in the Seven Years War to Britain in 1763
Sold North American holdings to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

10. ? Questions ?
? What were French explorers and colonizers doing in Quebec?

11. Portugal’s Empire
With the help of Prince Henry the Navigator, Portugal was able to bring in lots of goods while trading with Asia
All the money coming from this trade got Portugal interested in how else they could make money
Sailing along Africa’s coast, they began buying people to use as slaves
Portuguese sailors and traders realized they could sell these slaves for a lot of money to colonizers

12. Did Portugal start slavery?!
African’s were kidnapping people from other tribes and selling them to the Europeans for money, weapons, and goods.

13. Portugal’s Empire
? According to the map, which colony was Portugal’s largest?

14. BRAZIL!!!!! Brazil was Portugal’s largest and most profitable colony
In Brazil, Portugal made money from cash crops
Cash crops are foods that grow in the ground that sell for a lot of money
Brazil’s cash crops are: sugar, coffee, oranges, cocoa and tobacco

15. ? Questions?
? Was slavery started because Portugal sailed along the coast of Africa looking for a quicker route to Asia?
? Why do you say yes/no? What proof do you have?
? Why is sugar a cash crop? Why did European’s want sugar so badly?

16. Spain’s Empire Spain was very focused on the 3 G’s
Gold being the main thing they explored and colonized to get

17. Conquistadors A conquistador is a Spanish soldier and explorer
They discovered new things and killed along the way
Conquistadors killed thousands of Native Americans while searching for gold
Mainly in Mexico
and Central America

18. ? Questions? ?What is a conquistador?
?What impact did Spanish colonization and exploration have on North and South America?

19. Observations
Look at these maps and make sure you are looking at the dates.
There will be questions and an assignment to complete having to do with these maps!

20. EUROPEAN EMPIRES in 1600

21. EUROPEAN EMPIRES in 1700

22. EUROPEAN EMPIRES in 1800

23. 1900 Empire Building expands to Africa and Asia.  
                                                                                                                                                      

24. ? Questions? ? When did the United States begin their empire?
? In the 1600’s, who controlled more land in South America?
? In the 1900’s, who controlled more land in Africa?

25. Mapping On your map color the following empires Spanish (yellow)
French (blue)
British (red)
Portuguese (green)
Make sure you color them the correct color on your map!!!!

26. SS6H6 d :Explain the impact of European empire building in Africa and Asia on the outbreak of WWI.
?What is this picture showing us? Why are all these people pulling on Africa?

27. How did empire building lead to WWI
There were four
M.A.I.N
Causes

28. Nationalism (I love my country )
Militarism (military/troops)
Alliance (bff’s!)
Imperialism (jerk faces)
Nationalism (I love my country )

29. Militarism
Building up of strong armed forces and a powerful military. Before World War I tension and rivalry amongst European nations led European countries to expand their army and navy in preparation for war.

31. Alliances An agreement or promises to defend and help another country.
In the early 1900’s, nations feared one another. Each nation was afraid another would invade or try to take over its territory.
When an alliance is signed, those countries become known as Allies.

33. Imperialism
  Imperialism is when a country takes over new lands or countries, and controls their government, economy, and culture.

35. Nationalism
Strong pride in your country, and willing to defend it at any cost. .

37. ? Questions? ? What does M.A.I.N. stand for?
? Explain how an alliance can lead to a war?
? The image for imperialism is the American Flag wrapped around the world. Explain how that image shows imperialism?
? Write a sentence showing how you can show nationalism towards the United States?