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Vikings were sea raiders who terrorized coasts of western Europe Vikings were first Europeans to discover North America 500 years before Columbus Discovered the route to North America by following migrating birds Vikings were first!
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Erik the Red Established settlements in Greenland Leif Eriksson Son of Eric the Red Missed destination and discovered eastern Canada Tried to settle in Vinland Fought with Native Americans Left Vinland and only returned for timber Viking Explorers
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Going West to go East
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Born and raised in Genoa, Italy Son of a weaver Learned to sail on both merchant ships and warships Ship he was on sank in battle, and he landed in Portugal Found a job making maps Columbus was the exception Made it life’s work to lead expedition west Christopher Columbus
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Columbus had difficulty finding someone to pay for his expedition Portugal Thought his travel estimate was too low Once a da Gama found a route, they were no longer interested Asked for assistance from Venice, Genoa, and England Finding Financial Support
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Requested help from Ferdinand and Isabella Advisors convinced them not to Were more concerned with driving out Muslims To keep Columbus in Spain, gave him money and ordered all towns to give him shelter In 1492, after fall of last Muslim kingdom agreed to fund his voyage On to Spain
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Set sail on August 3, 1492 90 men, and 3 ships Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria Columbus kept a diary of how far they traveled that day Wrote down less miles to keep the men from getting scared Landed on the island of San Salvador on October 12,1492 Believed he had arrived in Asia First Voyage
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When local natives greeted him he called them Indians Columbus was disappointed not to find riches he expected Searched other islands and located gold Columbus would make 3 other trips to the Americas When he died still believed he had found Asia Landfall
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Columbus ran his ship aground and took it as a sign to establish a colony there When he left for Spain, instructed his men To trade for gold Treat locals well Establish a town When he returned he discovered his men had angered the locals and had been killed Colonies in Hispaniola
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Columbus thought natives Could be easily converted Make them work for them Columbus encouraged starting trade of Indian slaves Forced Indians to mine for gold Slavery was a response to make a profit Europeans were ok with idea of enslaving Indians because they could be converted Native American labor
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Queen Isabella was an opponent of enslaving Indians belonged to monarchs and could not be owned by anyone else Many Indians were sent to plantations off coast of Portugal Bartolome de Las Casas Defender of Indians Protected them from mistreatment by settlers Spanish government passed laws protecting Indians Hard to enforce them Indian Slave Trade
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Exchange of plants, animals, technology, and germs between Europe and Americas Europeans took home Corn, beans, peanuts Europeans brought Horses, guns Disease brought by Europeans devastated Native Americans Had no resistance built up to the diseases Thousands died from smallpox and measles Columbian Exchange
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Amerigo Vespucci Italian who sailed under Spanish flag Tried to sail west to get to Asia in 1499 When he reached America, thought he reached Asia Another voyage in 1501 Sailed along coast of South America Realized it could not be part of Asia German mapmaker proposed naming ne continent America For “Amerigo, the discoverer Naming America
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